Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Training Incentive Allowance Amendment 2004

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 Training Incentive Allowance Programme (as established and approved on 30 November 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 Training Incentive Allowance Amendment 2004.
(2) In this amendment, the Training Incentive Allowance Programme is called "the programme".
2. Commencement-This amendment comes into effect on 1 April 2004.
3. Increasing weekly rate and yearly limit of allowance
-(1) Clause 6.1.1 of the programme is amended by omitting the expressions "$81.98" and "$3,279.20" and substituting respectively the expressions "$83.25" and "$3,330.00".
(2) Clause 6.4.2 of the programme is amended by omitting the expression "$3,279.20" and substituting the expression "$3,330.00".
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Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This amendment to the Training Incentive Allowance Programme increases the weekly rate and the maximum annual amount of a Training Incentive Allowance to take account of a CPI increase of 1.55% with effect on 1 April 2004.