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Hon Carmel Sepuloni
Social Assistance Legislation (Budget 2019 Welfare Package) Amendment Bill
Government Bill
150—1
Contents
Explanatory note
1
Title
2
Commencement
Part 1
Amendments to Social Security Act 2018
Principal Act
3
Principal Act
Repeal of MSD’s duty to reduce rates of benefits for sole parents for failure to assist child support
4
Section 5 amended (Guide to this Act)
5
Section 183 amended (What this Part does)
6
Sections 192 to 194 and cross-heading above section 192 repealed
7
Section 418 amended (Regulations: general)
Mandatory annual adjustment of rates of main benefits
8
New section 452A inserted (Orders in Council: mandatory annual average weekly earnings adjustment of rates of main benefits)
452A
Orders in Council: mandatory annual average weekly earnings adjustment of rates of main benefits
9
Section 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
10
Schedule 1 amended
Mandatory annual adjustment of rates of main benefits
11
Schedule 2 amended
12
Schedule 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
13
Social Security Regulations 2018 amended
14
Child Support Act 1991 amended
Part 2
Amendments to other Acts
Subpart 1—Amendment to Child Support Act 1991
Principal Act
15
Principal Act
Commissioner authorised to decide social security beneficiary is not required to apply for formula assessment
16
Section 9 amended (Social security beneficiaries must apply for formula assessment)
Subpart 2—Amendment to Veterans’ Support Act 2014
Principal Act
17
Principal Act
Abatement of veteran’s pension
18
Section 158 amended (Interpretation)
19
Section 171 replaced (Abatement of veteran’s pension)
171
Abatement of veteran’s pension
20
Section 265 amended (Regulations)
21
Schedule 1 amended
Schedule
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: