Social Assistance Legislation (Budget 2019 Welfare Package) Amendment Bill

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Hon Carmel Sepuloni

Social Assistance Legislation (Budget 2019 Welfare Package) Amendment Bill

Government Bill

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Contents

Explanatory note
1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Amendments to Social Security Act 2018
Principal Act
3Principal Act
Repeal of MSD’s duty to reduce rates of benefits for sole parents for failure to assist child support
4Section 5 amended (Guide to this Act)
5Section 183 amended (What this Part does)
6Sections 192 to 194 and cross-heading above section 192 repealed
7Section 418 amended (Regulations: general)
Mandatory annual adjustment of rates of main benefits
8New section 452A inserted (Orders in Council: mandatory annual average weekly earnings adjustment of rates of main benefits)
452AOrders in Council: mandatory annual average weekly earnings adjustment of rates of main benefits
9Section 453 amended (Orders in Council: mandatory annual CPI adjustment of rates of certain benefits)
Mandatory annual adjustment of rates of main benefits and repeal of MSD’s duty to reduce rates of benefits for sole parents for failure to assist child support
10Schedule 1 amended
Mandatory annual adjustment of rates of main benefits
11Schedule 2 amended
12Schedule 4 amended
Repeal of MSD’s duty to reduce rates of benefits for sole parents for failure to assist child support: consequential amendments to other enactments
13Social Security Regulations 2018 amended
14Child Support Act 1991 amended
Part 2
Amendments to other Acts
Subpart 1—Amendment to Child Support Act 1991
Principal Act
15Principal Act
Commissioner authorised to decide social security beneficiary is not required to apply for formula assessment
16Section 9 amended (Social security beneficiaries must apply for formula assessment)
Subpart 2—Amendment to Veterans’ Support Act 2014
Principal Act
17Principal Act
Abatement of veteran’s pension
18Section 158 amended (Interpretation)
19Section 171 replaced (Abatement of veteran’s pension)
171Abatement of veteran’s pension
20Section 265 amended (Regulations)
21Schedule 1 amended
Schedule
Transitional, savings, and related provisions

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: