Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister for Social Development and Employment establishes and approves the following amendment to the Defence Force Allowance Programme (as established and approved on 29 October 1999).
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of August 2003.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title-(1) This amendment is the Defence Force Allowance Amendment (No. 2) 2003.
(2) In this amendment, the Defence Force Allowance Programme is called "the programme".
2. Commencement-This amendment comes into effect on the day after the date on which the Minister approves it, and applies from the date of deployment of any of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel to whom it applies.
3. Amending Schedule-The Schedule of the programme is amended by adding the following paragraphs:
40. NZDF personnel deployed in high risk operations in support of "Operation RATA" with a high environmental factor. NZ$120 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
41. NZDF personnel deployed inhigh risk operations in supportof "Operation RATA" with a medium environmental factor. NZ$110 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
42. NZDF personnel deployed in high risk operations in supportof "Operation RATA" with no environmental factor. NZ$100 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
43. NZDF personnel deployed in medium risk operations in support of "Operation RATA" with a high environmental factor. NZ$85 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
44. NZDF personnel deployed in medium risk operations in support of "Operation RATA" with a medium environmental factor. NZ$75 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
45. NZDF personnel deployed in medium risk operations in support of "Operation RATA" with no environmental factor. NZ$65 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
46. NZDF personnel deployed inlow risk operations in supportof "Operation RATA" with ahigh environmental factor. NZ$55 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
47. NZDF personnel deployed inlow risk operations in supportof "Operation RATA" with a medium environmental factor. NZ$45 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
48. NZDF personnel deployed inlow risk operations in supportof "Operation RATA" with no environmental factor. NZ$35 per day An amount of between NZ$12 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
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Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to explain its general effect.
This amendment to the Defence Force Allowance Programme extends the programme to allow payment of operational and incidental allowances to NZDF personnel serving overseas on operations in support of "Operation RATA".