Social Security (Rate of Young Parent Payment) Order 2012: revoked, on 1 April 2013, by clause 7(2) of the Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2013 (SR 2013/19).

Note

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

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

This order is administered by the Ministry of Social Development.

Pursuant to section 61H of the Social Security Act 1964, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Date from which order to have effect

4 Increasing rate of young parent payment

Order

1 Title

This order is the Social Security (Rate of Young Parent Payment) Order 2012.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 14 December 2012.

Order: validated and confirmed, on 18 December 2013, by section 13(a) of the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2013 (2013 No 142).

3 Date from which order to have effect

This order has effect from 13 December 2012 (that is to say, at the beginning of 14 December 2012).

4 Increasing rate of young parent payment

In Schedule 26 of the Social Security Act 1964, clause 2, replace “134.64” with “136.64”.

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 14 December 2012, increases the rate of a young parent payment for a single young person who—

is aged 16 to 17 years; and
is living with or being financially supported by a parent or guardian; and
has a dependent child or children.

The rate was previously incorrectly stated to be $134.64 and this order increases the rate to $136.64, which is the correct amount.

The increase applies, in accordance with section 61H(2) of the Social Security Act 1964, in respect of a young parent payment payable on or after 14 December 2012.

Under section 61H(3) of the Social Security Act 1964, this order expires on the close of the period of 12 months commencing with the date on which it was laid before the House of Representatives, unless it is expressly validated and confirmed by an Act of Parliament before that date.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 20 December 2012.

Reprints notes

1 General

This is a reprint of the Social Security (Rate of Young Parent Payment) Order 2012 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, will have the status of an official version once issued by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel under section 17(1) of that Act.

3 Editorial and format changes

Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sections 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012. See also http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/ .

4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint

Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2013 (2013 No 142): section 13(a)

Social Security (Rates of Benefits and Allowances) Order 2013 (SR 2013/19): clause 7(2)

Social Security (Rate of Young Parent Payment) Order 2012