War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014

  • revoked
  • War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014: revoked, on 7 December 2014, by regulation 71(1)(a) of the Veterans’ Support Regulations 2014 (LI 2014/369).

Reprint
as at 7 December 2014

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War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014

(LI 2014/60)

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 24th day of February 2014

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

  • War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014: revoked, on 7 December 2014, by regulation 71(1)(a) of the Veterans’ Support Regulations 2014 (LI 2014/369).

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This order is administered by the New Zealand Defence Force.

Pursuant to sections 74C and 75C of the War Pensions Act 1954, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.

Order

1 Title

  • This order is the War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014.

2 Commencement

  • (1) This order (except clause 5 and Schedule 2) comes into force on 1 April 2014.

    (2) Clause 5 and Schedule 2 come into force immediately after the commencement of the rest of this order.

3 Date from which order to have effect

  • This order has effect from 31 March 2014 (that is to say, at the beginning of 1 April 2014).

4 Increasing rates of pensions, lump sum payments, and allowances to reflect changes in Consumers Price Index (All Groups)

  • (1) In each provision of the War Pensions Act 1954 listed in column 1 of Schedule 1 of this order, replace the amount opposite that provision in column 2 with the amount opposite that provision in column 3 in each place.

    (2) The amendments made by subclause (1) to Schedule 12 of the War Pensions Act 1954 apply only in respect of people who die on or after 1 April 2014.

5 Further increases to certain amounts

  • (1) In the War Pensions Act 1954, Schedule 11, amend clauses 1(a) to (c) and 2(a) and (b) (as replaced by clause 4(1) and Schedule 1 of this order) in the manner provided in subclause (2) of this clause.

    (2) In each provision of Schedule 11 of the War Pensions Act 1954 listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 of this order, replace the amount opposite that provision in column 2 with the amount opposite that provision in column 3 in each place.

Schedule 1
Increases to rates of pensions, lump sum payments, and allowances payable under War Pensions Act 1954

cl 4(1)

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Provision amendedAmount replaced ($)Replacement amount ($)
Schedule 1  
Clause 1214.00216.95
Clause 2128.40130.17
Clause 3(a)22.7323.04
Clause 3(b)21.9322.23
Clause 3(c)15.8916.11
Clause 3(d)15.8916.11
Clause 3(e)15.8916.11
Schedule 2  
Clause 1377.47382.68
Schedule 4  
Clause 1157.86160.04
Clause 2(a)159.64161.84
Clause 2(b)25.4225.77
Schedule 5  
Clause 19.419.54
Clause 2125.91127.65
Schedule 11  
Clause 1(a)410.32416.30
Clause 1(b)377.05382.48
Clause 1(c)310.34315.00
Clause 2(a)620.68630.00
Clause 2(b)587.46596.44
Schedule 12  
Clause 1(a)14,403.9614,602.73
Clause 1(b)5,712.645,791.47
Clause 1(c)4,356.054,416.16

Schedule 2
Further increases to rates of veterans' pensions payable under War Pensions Act 1954

cl 5(2)

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Provision amendedAmount replaced ($)Replacement amount ($)
Schedule 11  
Clause 1(a)416.30421.76
Clause 1(b)382.48387.58
Clause 1(c)315.00319.23
Clause 2(a)630.00638.46
Clause 2(b)596.44604.54

Michael Webster,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 1 April 2014, amends the War Pensions Act 1954 in 2 ways.

First, clause 4 and Schedule 1 increase the following by 1.38% (reflecting the increase in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups) excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products):

  • the maximum rate of a disablement pension:

  • the maximum rate of an additional pension for severe disablement:

  • clothing allowances:

  • the maximum rate of allowance for the services of attendants for disabled pensioners:

  • the maximum rate of surviving spouses' or surviving partners' pensions:

  • the maximum rates of additional parents' allowances payable to a surviving spouse or surviving partner:

  • the maximum rate of children's pensions in ordinary cases:

  • the maximum rate of war orphans' pensions:

  • the maximum rates of veterans' pensions:

  • the maximum payments on the death of a veteran or a veteran's spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner.

Secondly, clause 5 and Schedule 2 make some additional increases to figures already increased by clause 4 and Schedule 1 in order to honour the Government's commitments in relation to the level of veterans' pensions.

The order must be presented to the House of Representatives in accordance with section 41 of the Legislation Act 2012. Under section 75C of the War Pensions Act 1954, the order will expire on the close of the period of 12 months commencing with the date on which it is presented to the House, except so far as it is expressly validated and confirmed by an Act passed before that date.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 27 February 2014.

Reprints notes
1 General

  • This is a reprint of the War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014 that incorporates all the amendments to that order as at the date of the last amendment to it.

2 Legal status

  • Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes
4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint