Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Act 2016

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Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Act 2016

Public Act
 
2016 No 36
Date of assent
 
7 July 2016
Commencement
 
see section 2

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Amendments to the Social Security Act 1964
3Principal Act
4Section 1A amended (Purpose)
5Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
6Section 3C amended (Transitional and savings provisions relating to amendments to this Act)
7Section 10A amended (Review of decisions of chief executive made under delegation by other decision makers)
8Section 10B amended (Right of appeal on medical grounds)
9Section 12J amended (Rights of appeal)
10Section 12S amended (Appeals to Supreme Court)
11Section 20D amended (Sole parent support: standard eligibility requirements)
12Section 40D amended (Supported living payment: on ground of caring for patient requiring care: eligibility)
13Section 82 amended (Payment of benefits)
14Section 88B amended (Jobseeker support: standard eligibility requirements)
15Section 88D amended (Jobseeker support: ineligibility)
16Section 88I amended (Jobseeker support: chief executive’s powers and duties to defer work test obligations)
17Section 123E amended (Services to encourage young persons to move to education, training, and employment)
18Section 123F amended (Chief executive may enter into information-sharing agreement with chief executive of Ministry of Education)
19Sections 123G and 123H repealed
20Section 125A amended (Chief executive may contract with service providers)
21Section 125C amended (Release of personal information to and by contracted service provider)
22Section 125D amended (Information-sharing in relation to young persons)
23Section 125G amended (Actions of contracted service providers to be treated for certain purposes as if actions of department)
24Section 125H amended (Operation of certain provisions to be reviewed after 3 years)
25Section 157 amended (Interpretation)
26Section 162 amended (Youth payment: continuation after age 18)
27Section 164 amended (Young parent payment: basic criteria)
28Section 165 amended (Young parent payment: single young persons)
29Section 168 amended (Young parent payment: continuation after age 19)
30Section 170 amended (Youth support payments: obligations)
31Section 171 amended (Obligations of spouses and partners of specified beneficiaries)
32New section 171A inserted (Certain young persons may be required to receive youth services)
171ACertain young persons may be required to receive youth services
33Section 172 amended (Department to explain obligations to young person)
34New sections 174A and 174AB inserted
174ASanctions for failure by young spouse or partner of specified beneficiary to comply with obligations
174ABSanctions for failure by young person required to receive youth services to comply with obligations
35Section 179 amended (Money management in relation to youth support payments: general)
36Schedule 32 amended
Part 2
Amendments to other enactments
37Social Security (Effect of Absence of Beneficiary from New Zealand) Regulations 2013 amended
38Social Security (Contracts and Information Sharing with Service Providers) Regulations 2012 amended
39Amendments to Social Security (Criteria for Incentive Payments and Money Management) Regulations 2012
40Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)
41New regulation 6A inserted (When young person required to receive youth services meets criteria for return of incentive payments)
6AWhen young person required to receive youth services meets criteria for return of incentive payments
42Regulation 7 amended (When money management applies)
43Regulation 10 amended (When young person may opt out of money management)
44Social Security (Monetary Benefits) Regulations 2007 amended
45Amendments to Social Security (Exemptions under Section 105) Regulations 1998
46Regulation 3A amended (Exemption from obligations under section 60Q)
47New regulation 8D inserted (Exemption from obligations under section 171A: young persons required to receive youth services)
8DExemption from obligations under section 171A: young persons required to receive youth services
48Amendment to Privacy Act 1993
Schedule
Amendment to Schedule 2A of Privacy Act 1993
Legislative history
Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: