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 Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme (as established and approved on 19 December 1998).
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of March 2004.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title-(1) This amendment is the Childcare Assistance Amendment 2004.
(2) In this amendment, the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme is called "the programme".
2. Commencement-This amendment comes into effect on 1 April 2004.
3. Increasing rates of childcare and OSCAR subsidies-(1) Each provision of Schedule 1 of the programme listed in the first column of Schedule 1 is amended by omitting every expression set out opposite to it in the second column and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in the third column.
(2) Each provision of Schedule 2 of the programme listed in the first column of Schedule 2 is amended by omitting every expression set out opposite to it in the second column and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in the third column.
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Schedules
Schedule 1-Clause 3 (1)
Amendments to rates of childcare subsidy on and after
1 April 2004
Provisionsamended Expressions omitted$ Expressions substituted$
Clause 1 (a) 2.54 2.58
Clause 1 (b) 1.77 1.80
Clause 1 (c) 0.98 1.00
Clause 2 (a) 2.54 2.58
Clause 2 (b) 1.77 1.80
Clause 2 (c) 0.98 1.00
Clause 3 (a) 2.54 2.58
Clause 3 (b) 1.77 1.80
Clause 3 (c) 0.98 1.00
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Schedule 2-Clause 3 (2)
Amendments to rates of OSCAR subsidy on and after
1 April 2004
Provisionsamended Expressions omitted$ Expressions substituted$
Clause 1 (a) 1.96 1.99
Clause 1 (b) 1.37 1.39
Clause 1 (c) 0.76 0.77
Clause 2 (a) 1.96 1.99
Clause 2 (b) 1.37 1.39
Clause 2 (c) 0.76 0.77
Clause 3 (a) 1.96 1.99
Clause 3 (b) 1.37 1.39
Clause 3 (c) 0.76 0.77
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Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to explain its general effect.
Clause 3 of this amendment to the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme amends the rates of childcare subsidy and OSCAR subsidy to take into account a CPI increase of 1.55%. The amendment comes into effect on 1 April 2004.