Veterans' Support Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2019

2019/173

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Veterans’ Support Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2019

Patsy Reddy, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 29th day of July 2019

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

These regulations are made under sections 23(3) and 265 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014—

(a)

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

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister for Veterans made in accordance with section 23 of that Act.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Veterans’ Support Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2019.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 29 August 2019.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Veterans’ Support Regulations 2014 (the principal regulations).

4 Schedule 1 amended
References inserted

(1)

In Schedule 1, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order:

chronic insomnia disorder37/201938/2019
de Quervain tendinopathy41/201942/2019
trigger finger39/201940/2019
References replaced

(2)

In Schedule 1, item relating to acute articular cartilage tear,—

(a)

replace “53/2010” with “21/2019”; and

(b)

replace “54/2010” with “22/2019”.

(3)

In Schedule 1, item relating to acute meniscal tear of the knee,—

(a)

replace “55/2010” with “25/2019”; and

(b)

replace “56/2010” with “26/2019”.

(4)

In Schedule 1, item relating to acute rheumatic fever,—

(a)

replace “23/2011” with “53/2019”; and

(b)

replace “24/2011” with “54/2019”.

(5)

In Schedule 1, item relating to blepharitis,—

(a)

replace “63/2010” with “29/2019”; and

(b)

replace “64/2010” with “30/2019”.

(6)

In Schedule 1, item relating to chronic pruritus ani,—

(a)

replace “75/2010” with “31/2019”; and

(b)

replace “76/2010” with “32/2019”.

(7)

In Schedule 1, item relating to dental malocclusion,—

(a)

replace “17/2011” with “19/2019”; and

(b)

replace “18/2011” with “20/2019”.

(8)

In Schedule 1, item relating to gout,—

(a)

replace “30/2010” with “59/2019”; and

(b)

replace “31/2010” with “60/2019”.

(9)

In Schedule 1, item relating to joint instability,—

(a)

replace “32/2010” with “57/2019”; and

(b)

replace “33/2010” with “58/2019”.

(10)

In Schedule 1, item relating to methaemoglobinaemia,—

(a)

replace “47/2010” with “17/2019”; and

(b)

replace “48/2010” with “18/2019”.

(11)

In Schedule 1, item relating to pilonidal sinus,—

(a)

replace “71/2010” with “27/2019”; and

(b)

replace “72/2010” with “28/2019”.

(12)

In Schedule 1, item relating to rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis,—

(a)

replace “81/2010” with “45/2019”; and

(b)

replace “82/2010” with “46/2019”.

(13)

In Schedule 1, item relating to rheumatic heart disease,—

(a)

replace “19/2011” with “51/2019”; and

(b)

replace “20/2011” with “52/2019”.

(14)

In Schedule 1, item relating to sinus barotrauma,—

(a)

replace “49/2010” with “23/2019”; and

(b)

replace “50/2010” with “24/2019”.

References and names replaced

(15)

In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to dislocation with:

dislocation of a joint and subluxation of a joint55/201956/2019

(16)

In Schedule 1, replace the item relating to poisoning and toxic reaction from plants and fungi with:

poisoning from plants or fungi49/201950/2019

(17)

In Schedule 1,—

(a)

revoke the item relating to Alzheimer-type dementia; and

(b)

insert in their appropriate alphabetical order:

Alzheimer disease33/201934/2019
neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies35/201936/2019

(18)

In Schedule 1,—

(a)

revoke the item relating to heel bursitis; and

(b)

insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:

posterior adventitial heel bursitis47/201948/2019

Rachel Hayward,
for the Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 29 August 2019, amend the Veterans’ Support Regulations 2014 (the principal regulations).

The regulations amend Schedule 1 of the principal regulations, which lists the Australian statements of principles that apply to specified medical conditions for the purposes of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014.

The amendments—

  • insert references to the Australian statements of principles for 3 new conditions; and

  • replace references to the Australian statements of principles with updated references for 13 conditions.

The amendments also replace the names and references to the Australian statements of principles with new names and references for 4 conditions. The following conditions have new names:

  • Alzheimer-type dementia (now known as Alzheimer disease, and neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies):

  • dislocation (now known as dislocation of a joint and subluxation of a joint):

  • poisoning and toxic reaction from plants and fungi (now known as poisoning from plants or fungi):

  • heel bursitis (now known as posterior adventitial heel bursitis).

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 1 August 2019.

These regulations are administered by the New Zealand Defence Force.