Hon Paula Bennett
Government Bill
10—3
As reported from the committee of the whole House
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act
Part 1Substantive provisions taking effect on 20 August 2012 or immediately
4 Section 1A amended (Purpose)
5 Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
5A Section 11D amended
6 Section 12J amended (Right of appeal)
7 Section 21 amended (Widows' benefits)
8 Section 27B amended (Domestic purposes benefits for solo parents)
9 Section 27G amended (Domestic purposes benefits for care at home of the sick or infirm)
10 Section 54 amended (Sickness benefit: standard eligibility requirements)
11 Section 54A amended (Sickness benefit: grounds of hardship)
12 Sections 60F to 60GAC and cross-heading above section 60F repealed
13 Section 82 amended (Payment of benefits)
14 Section 83 amended (Apportionment of benefit between spouses or partners)
15 Section 89 amended (Unemployment benefit: standard eligibility requirements)
16 Section 105 amended (Exemption from obligations)
17 Section 123D(a) amended (Regulations)
17A New section 123E inserted
123E Services to encourage young persons to move to education, training, and employment
18 New sections 123F to 123H inserted
123F Chief executive may enter into information-sharing agreement with chief executive of Ministry of Education
123G Consultation on proposed agreement
123H Agreements to be reviewed after 3 years
18A New sections 125A to 125E inserted
125A Chief executive may contract with service providers
125B Contracts with service providers: contents and form
125E Chief executive may adopt existing contracts
19 New sections 125C, 125D, 125F, and 125G inserted
125C Release of personal information to and by contracted service provider
125D Information-sharing in relation to young persons
125F Information on provision of contracted services to be published
125G Actions of contracted service providers to be treated for certain purposes as if actions of department
125GA Operation of certain provisions to be reviewed after 3 years
19A New section 125H inserted
125H Complaints to Privacy Commissioner
20 New Part 5 inserted
Part 5Financial support for young people
156 Purpose
157 Interpretation
Youth payment
158 Youth payment: basic criteria
159 Youth payment: single young persons
160 Youth payment: young persons who are or have been married, or in civil union or de facto relationship
161 Youth payment: ground of hardship
162 Youth payment: continuation after age 18
163 Youth payment: rate and components
Young parent payment
164 Young parent payment: basic criteria
165 Young parent payment: single young persons
166 Young parent payment: persons who are or have been married, or in civil union or de facto relationship
167 Young parent payment: ground of hardship
168 Young parent payment: continuation after age 19
169 Young parent payment: rate and components
Obligations
170 Youth support payments: obligations
171 Obligations of spouses and partners of specified beneficiaries
172 Department to explain obligations to young person
Sanction regime
173 Sanctions for failure by young person receiving youth payment to comply with obligations under section 170
174 Sanctions for failure by young person receiving young parent payment to comply with obligations under section 170
175 Effect of sanctions on supplementary benefits
176 Sanctions generally
177 Effect of sanction on young parent payment
178 Incentive payment may be cancelled if young person's actions inconsistent with purpose
Administration
179 Money management in relation to youth support payments: general
179A Young person beneficiaries may elect money management
180 Chief executive may assign contracted service provider to young person
21 Schedule 26 replaced
Part 2Consequential amendments, and transitional and savings provisions, taking effect on 20 August 2012
Consequential amendments to Income Tax Act 2007 and Child Support Act 1991
22 Amendment to Income Tax Act 2007
23 Amendment to Child Support Act 1991
Other consequential amendments
24 Consequential amendments
25 Transitional provision: entitlement to youth payment or young parent payment
26 Savings provision: domestic purposes benefit under section 27G
27 Transitional arrangements for financially disadvantaged people
Part 3Substantive provisions taking effect on 15 October 2012
28 Section 1B amended (Principles)
29 Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
30 Section 21 amended (Widows' benefits)
31 New section 21A inserted (Widows' benefits: pre-benefit activities)
21A Widows' benefits: pre-benefit activities
31A Section 27B amended (Domestic purposes benefits for solo parents)
32 Section 27C amended (Domestic purposes benefits for women alone)
33 New section 27CA inserted (Domestic purposes benefits under section 27B or 27C: pre-benefit activities)
27CA Domestic purposes benefits under section 27B or 27C: pre-benefit activities
34 New sections 60GAD to 60GAF inserted
60GAD Purpose of sections 60GAE and 60GAF
60GAE Beneficiaries having additional dependent child: general
60GAF Chief executive may refrain from applying section 60GAE
35 Sections 60O to 60Z replaced
60P Purposes of section 60Q
60Q Certain obligations may be placed on beneficiaries and their spouses and partners
60R Department to explain obligations to beneficiaries
36 Section 96A amended (Unemployment benefit: pre-benefit activities)
37 Section 105 amended (Exemption from obligations)
38 New section 116A inserted (Failure to comply with obligations under section 60Q(2))
116A Failure to comply with obligations under section 60Q(2)
39 Section 117 amended (Sanctions that may be imposed for failures)
40 Section 119 amended (Calculation of failure rate)
41 Section 122 amended (Meaning of recompliance)
Part 4Consequential provisions taking effect on 15 October 2012
42 Section 171 amended (Obligations of spouses and partners of specified beneficiaries)
43 Section 123D amended (Regulations)
44 Employment plans and certain sanctions cease to have effect
Schedule 1New Schedule 26 of Social Security Act 1964
Schedule 2Consequential amendments
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: