No 144
House of Representatives
Supplementary Order Paper
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill
Proposed amendment
Jan Logie, in Committee, to move the following amendment:
New clause 7
After clause 6 (page 2, after line 23), insert:
7 Department must advertise review process
(1)
The department must, for the period described in section 5(2)(d), undertake an advertising campaign informing eligible individuals of their entitlement to apply for a review under section 10A of the principal Act.
(2)
The advertising campaign described in subsection (1)—
(a)
should have a broad audience reach; and
(b)
must include—
(i)
television advertising on major free-to-air television stations; and
(ii)
radio advertising on major radio stations; and
(iii)
advertising in daily newspapers circulating in each of the cities of Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin; and
(iv)
Internet advertising on significant New Zealand-based websites; and
(c)
must include advertising that specifically targets Māori, Pasifika, and migrant communities, including advertisements that—
(i)
communicate the information in the native language of the relevant community; and
(ii)
are run on media that specifically targets the relevant community.
(3)
The department must make information about the process to apply for a review under section 10A of the principal Act prominent and easily accessible from the home page of its departmental website.