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Reprint as at 1 April 2016

Veterans’ Support Regulations 2014

(LI 2014/369)

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 1st day of December 2014

Present:
The Right Hon John Key presiding in Council

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.

These regulations are administered by Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand.

Pursuant to sections 7, 20, 21, 22, 31, 47, 56, 66, 72, 76, 81, 145, 148, 151, 153, 154, 169, 174, 229, 247, 254, 265, 266, and 269 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014, His Excellency the Governor-General makes the following regulations, acting—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

in relation to regulations 9 to 15 and 17, on the recommendation of the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs given in accordance with sections 20, 21, 22, and 269 of that Act.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
	Part 1 Regulations relating to Part 1 of Act
	Treatment providers
4	Additional occupational groups to be treatment providers
5	Acupuncturists
6	Audiologists
7	Counsellors
8	Speech therapists
	Paired organs
9	Paired organs
	Illnesses and conditions conclusively presumed to be service-related
10	Conclusively presumed illnesses and conditions
11	World War II prisoners of war
12	Exposure to nuclear radiation
13	Vietnam
14	Gulf War
	Statements of principles
15	Certain Australian statements of principles apply
	Indexation under section 30 of Act
15A	Formula for indexation under section 30 of Act
	Indexation under section 31 of Act
16	Formula for indexation of certain entitlements under section 31 of Act
16A	Formula for indexation of lump sum for permanent impairment, survivor’s grant, and child care payments
	Part 2 Regulations relating to Part 3 of Act
	Rate of disablement pension
17	Rate of disablement pension
	Surviving spouse or partner pension
18	Rate of surviving spouse or partner pension
	Children’s pension
19	Rate of children’s pension
	Dependant’s pension
20	Maximum rate of dependant’s pension
21	VANZ to take into account dependant’s economic position in determining actual rate
22	Rate of dependant’s pension
23	Dependant’s income
24	Deprivation of assets and income
25	How value of land to be determined
	Children’s bursaries
26	Rates of children’s bursaries
	Part 2A Regulations relating to Part 4 of Act
	Accepted late-onset conditions
26A	Accepted late-onset conditions
	Transport costs for treatment
26B	Transport costs associated with treatment
	Lump sum payment in place of independence allowance
26C	Lump sum payment in place of independence allowance
26D	Additional amount payable if veteran’s whole-person impairment increases
	Lump sum compensation for permanent impairment
26E	Lump sum compensation for permanent impairment
	Part 3 Regulations relating to Part 5 of Act
	Veterans’ independence programme
26F	Assessment of need
26G	Services and support provided by others
	Weekly battery allowance
27	Entitlement to weekly battery allowance
28	Rate of weekly battery allowance
	Motor vehicle grants
29	Interpretation
30	Maximum amount of grant
31	Frequency of grants
32	Additional grant for fitting controls
33	Criteria for determining whether to make grant
	Retirement lump sums
34	Amount of retirement lump sum
35	Asset threshold for non-exempt assets
36	Assets to be included in asset assessment
37	Deprivation of assets
38	Gifting period
39	How value of land to be determined
	Funeral expenses
40	Funeral expenses
41	Cost of transport of veteran’s body
	Financial advice
41A	Prescribed amount for entitlement to costs of financial advice
	Part 4 Regulations relating to Part 6 of Act
	Rates of veteran’s pension
42	Rates of veteran’s pension
	Lump sum payment on death
43	Lump sum payment on death of veteran
44	Lump sum payment on death of spouse or partner of veteran
	Part 5 Regulations relating to Part 7 of Act
44A	Transport costs associated with assessment
45	Procedure for appeals against review decisions
46	Interpretation
47	VANZ must advise applicant of right to appeal
48	Notice of appeal
49	Notice of hearing
50	Case management conferences and directions
51	Evidence
52	Appellant not giving oral evidence
53	Appeal may continue on death of veteran or other claimant
	Part 6 Regulations relating to Part 8 of Act
	Procedure of Veterans’ Advisory Board and Veterans’ Health Advisory Panel
54	Interpretation
	Meetings
55	Notice of meetings
56	Methods of holding meetings
57	Unanimous written resolutions
	Disclosure of interests
58	Obligation to disclose interest
59	Who disclosure of interests must be made to
60	What must be disclosed
61	Consequences of being interested in matter
62	Consequences of failing to disclose interest
63	Permission to act despite being interested in matter
	Part 7 Regulations relating to Part 9 of Act
	Treatment cards
64	Issue of treatment card
65	Information to be included on treatment card
66	Obligations of treatment card holders
67	Conditions of use
68	Unauthorised uses of treatment card
69	Recall of treatment card
70	Cancellation of treatment card
	Part 8 Regulations relating to Schedule 2 of Act
70A	Allowances and annuity payable under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of Act [Revoked]
	Weekly compensation
71	Indexation of weekly compensation applies from date of indexation
	Abatement of weekly compensation
72	Procedure for adjustments where weekly compensation subject to abatement
	Child care payments
73	Weekly entitlement to child care payments
	Part 9 Miscellaneous provisions
	Allowances and annuity payable under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of Act
74	Allowances and annuity payable under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of Act
	Schedule 1 Australian statements of principles that apply for purposes of Act
	Schedule 2 Rate of disablement pension
	Schedule 2A Accepted late-onset conditions
	Schedule 2B Lump sum compensation for permanent impairment
	Schedule 3 Allowances and annuity payable under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of Act
	Gazette Information
	Reprint notes

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