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Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Child Poverty Reduction Bill
Government Bill
14—3
Contents
Bill note
1
Title
2
Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3
Purpose of this Act
4
Overview of this Act
5
Interpretation
6
Statistician’s definitions
7
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
8
Act binds the Crown
Part 2
Measures, targets, reports, indicators, and monitoring reports
Primary measures
9
Purpose of primary measures
10
Low income: less than 50% of median equivalised DHI (without deducting housing costs) for financial year
11
Low income: less than 50% of median equivalised DHI (after deducting housing costs) for base financial year
12
Material hardship
13
Persistent poverty
Supplementary measures
14
Purpose of supplementary measures
15
Low income: less than 60% of median equivalised DHI (without deducting housing costs) for financial year
16
Low income: less than 60% of median equivalised DHI (after deducting housing costs) for financial year
17
Low income: less than 50% of median equivalised DHI (after deducting housing costs) for financial year
18
Low income: less than 40% of median equivalised DHI (after deducting housing costs) for financial year
19
Severe material hardship
20
Low income and hardship: less than 60% of median equivalised DHI (after deducting housing costs) for financial year and material hardship
Targets
21
Targets: duty to set
22
Targets: content
23
Targets: setting, changing, and publication
24
Targets: presentation to House of Representatives
25
Targets: application of Legislation Act 2012
26
Targets: duty to review
27
Targets: duty to explain non-compliance
28
Targets: effect
29
Targets: accountabilities to Parliament and Executive
Reports
30
Reports: duty to prepare
31
Reports: content: general
31A
Reports: content: analysis of identified populations
32
Reports: consultation and acting independently
33
Reports: Statistician decides how statistics to be produced
34
Reports: duty to follow statistical best practice
35
Reports: publication
36
Reports: presentation to House of Representatives
Indicators
36A
Child poverty related indicators: duty to identify
36B
Identified indicators: identifying, changing, and publication
36C
Identified indicators: presentation to House of Representatives
36D
Identified indicators: application of Legislation Act 2012
36E
Identified indicators: duty to review
36F
Identified indicators: purpose and effect
Monitoring reports
36G
Monitoring reports: duty to prepare
36H
Monitoring reports: content
36I
Monitoring reports: publication
36J
Monitoring reports: presentation to House of Representatives
Amendments to Public Finance Act 1989
37
Amendments to Public Finance Act 1989
38
New section 15EA inserted (Main Appropriation Bill: supporting information relating to child poverty)
15EA
Main Appropriation Bill: supporting information relating to child poverty
39
Consequential amendments
· · · · ·
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Incorporation by reference
Schedule 3
Consequential amendments to Public Finance Act 1989
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: