Student Loan Scheme (Exemptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2010 No 3, Public Act

Student Loan Scheme (Exemptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2010

Public Act2010 No 3
Date of assent6 March 2010
Commencementsee section 2

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal Act amended

Part 1
Amendments to principal Act

4 Interpretation

5 Repayment obligation for New Zealand based borrowers

6 Employer or PAYE intermediary to make repayment deductions

7 New section 20A inserted

8 Full interest write-off for certain borrowers

9 Full interest write-off ceases if borrower is personally absent from New Zealand for 184 days

10 Power of Commissioner to grant exemptions to borrowers who do not satisfy 183-day requirement

11 Conditions to charitable organisation exemption

12 Conditions to marriage, civil union, or de facto exemption

13 New section 38AIA inserted

14 New section 38AJA inserted

15 Terms of full interest write-off

16 New section 38AM inserted

17 Late payment penalties

18 Power of Commissioner in respect of small amounts

19 Borrowers may apply for hardship relief

20 Sections 55 to 55B substituted

21 Effect of Commissioner's decision under section 55

22 Borrowers must inform Commissioner of change of circumstances and Commissioner may review

23 Excess repayments made by residents

24 Cancellation of interest if IRD loan balance repaid early

25 Objection to decision concerning grant of exemption

26 Regulations

Part 2
Consequential amendments to, and revocations of, other enactments

Consequential amendments to other enactment

27 Amendments to Tax Administration Act 1994

28 Annual returns of income not required

29 Officers to maintain secrecy

Consequential revocations of other enactments

30 Student Loan Scheme (Income Amount for Full Interest Write-off) Regulations 2005 revoked

31 Student Loan Scheme (Interest Rates Formulas) Regulations 2006 revoked

32 Student Loan Scheme (Total Interest Rate) Regulations 2009 revoked

Legislative history


The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: