Every person exercising or performing a function, duty or power under this Act must have regard to the following general principles:
(a) work in paid employment offers the best opportunity for people to achieve social and economic well-being:
(b) the priority for people of working age should be to find and retain work:
(c) people for whom work may not currently be an appropriate outcome should be assisted to plan for work in the future and develop employment-focused skills:
(d) people for whom work is not appropriate should be supported in accordance with this Act.
Section 1B: inserted, on 24 September 2007, by section 23 of the Social Security Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 20).