“additional resident, in relation to any social housing, means a person who—
“agency means the social housing agency or agencies appointed under section 100
“applicable person, in relation to any social housing,—
“appointed day means 17 November 2000
“assessable assets has the meaning given to that term by the calculation mechanism
“assessable income has the meaning given to that term by section 108
“authority means the authority appointed under section 159 to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the regulatory authority under Part 10
“calculate includes ascertain
“community housing means any premises that are let or to be let by or on behalf of a registered community housing provider for occupation by any person as a place of residence (whether or not the premises are owned by the provider or any other person)
“community housing provider means a housing provider (other than HNZ or the Corporation) that has, as 1 of its objects, the provision of one or both of the following types of housing:
“contributions, in relation to an additional resident of any social housing, means all payments made by the resident, and the value of all goods or services provided or paid for by the resident,—
“income-related purpose has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Social Security Act 1964
“joint Ministers means the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Housing, and the Minister for Social Development
“notification means notification by the agency under sections 103 or 106
“partner, in the phrase ‘spouse or partner’
and in related contexts, means, in relation to any person (A), a person who is A's civil union partner or de facto partner
“prospective tenant means a person—
“registered community housing provider means a community housing provider that is registered by the authority under Part 10 as a community housing provider
“rent period, in relation to any social housing, means a period in respect of which the tenant is required by the tenancy agreement to pay rent for the housing
“social housing means HNZ housing or community housing
“social housing provider means HNZ or a registered community housing provider
“standard tax means the amount of tax reckoned on a weekly basis that would be deductible in accordance with tax code M specified in section 24B of the Tax Administration Act 1994
“study grant means a basic grant or independent circumstances grant under regulations under section 303 of the Education Act 1989 (or an allowance, award, bursary, grant, or scholarship that the agency considers to have been established under that section in place of a basic grant or independent circumstances grant)