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Social Security (Accident Compensation and Calculation of Weekly Income) Amendment Bill - Amendment paper No 511

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Amendment paper Bill enacted Released 04 March 2026 | Oriini Kaipara

Social Security (Accident Compensation and Calculation of Weekly Income) Amendment Bill - Amendment paper No 511

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No 511

House of Representatives

Amendment Paper

Social Security (Accident Compensation and Calculation of Weekly Income) Amendment Bill

Proposed amendment

Oriini Kaipara, in Committee, to move the following amendment:

Clause 5

After clause 5(1), new section 198A(4) (page 4, after line 6), insert:

(4A)

Before varying, suspending, or cancelling any specified supplementary assistance as a result of a review under subsection (3), MSD must—

(a)

assess whether the action would cause financial hardship to the beneficiary; and

(b)

consider the beneficiary’s reliance on the assistance at the time; and

(c)

consider equity impacts on Māori; and

(d)

apply a presumption against creating debt.

Explanatory note

This Amendment Paper amends the Social Security (Accident Compensation and Calculation of Weekly Income) Amendment Bill.
Amendment paper Bill enacted Released 04 March 2026

Social Security (Accident Compensation and Calculation of Weekly Income) Amendment Bill - Amendment paper No 511

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