Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Notice Under the Social Security Act 2018

Pursuant to section 101 of the Social Security Act 2018, notice is given of the making of the following instrument by the Minister for Social Development.

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Title or Subject Matter

Date of Enactment

Social Security Act 2018, section 101

COVID-19 New Zealanders Stranded Overseas Support Amendment 2020

26/04/20

A copy of the instrument is available for free at: https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/about-msd/legislation/notice-of-change.html.

This instrument, which comes into force on 28 April 2020, is the COVID-19 New Zealanders Stranded Overseas Support Amendment 2020 and is made under section 101 of the Social Security Act 2018. The instrument corrects several technical errors in the principal programme. The first correction is to the definition of domestic rate in relation to Veterans’ Pension, as the relevant rates are found in Regulation 42 of the Veterans’ Support Regulations 2014 (not the Veterans’ Support Act 2014). The second correction updates the definition of supplementary assistance for accuracy and the final correction amends the heading and an error contained within clause 15 as a person applies under clause 6 of the programme (not clause 7).

The instrument is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2012 and is administered by the Ministry of Social Development.

Dated this 1st day of May 2020.

Hon CARMEL SEPULONI, Minister for Social Development.