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Social Assistance (Portability to Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau) Act 2015 Public Act 2015 No 61 Date of assent 23 June 2015 Commencement see section 2 Contents Title Commencement Purpose Part 1 Preliminary provisions Part 2 Amendments to enactments Subpart 1—Amendments to New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 Principal Act Section 8 amended (Residential qualification for New Zealand superannuation) Section 31 amended (Entitlement to be paid New Zealand superannuation in specified Pacific country) Section 33 amended (Commencement and termination of payments) Subpart 2—Amendments to Veterans’ Support Act 2014 Principal Act Section 191 amended (Entitlement to be paid veteran’s pension in specified Pacific country) Section 193 amended (Commencement and termination of payments) Page 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 1 s 1 11 12 Social Assistance (Portability to Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau) Act 2015 2015 No 61 Subpart 3—Amendment to Social Security Act 1964 Principal Act Section 11D amended (Application process for benefits) 5 5 The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: 1 2 Title This Act is the Social Assistance (Portability to Cook Islands, Niue, and Toke- lau) Act 2015.
Commencement This Act comes into force on 1 July 2015.

Part 1 Preliminary provisions 3 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to allow eligible persons who reside in the Cook Is- lands, Niue, or Tokelau to be able to apply from either of those countries or that territory for New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension and be paid these benefits in either of those countries or that territory or in other specified Pacific countries.
Part 2 Amendments to enactments Subpart 1—Amendments to New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 Principal Act This subpart amends the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 (the principal Act).
Section 8 amended (Residential qualification for New Zealand superannu- ation) Replace section 8(a) with: (a) is ordinarily resident in New Zealand on the date of application for New Zealand superannuation, unless section 31(4) of this Act or section 191(4) of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 applies; and 4 5 2 2015 No 61 Social Assistance (Portability to Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau) Act 2015 Part 2 s 7 6 Section 31 amended (Entitlement to be paid New Zealand superannuation in specified Pacific country) (1) In section 31(1), after “subsection (3)”, insert “or subsection (4)”.
(2) After section 31(3), insert: (4) This subsection applies to a person— (a) who, on or after the date this subsection comes into force, makes an ap- plication to be paid New Zealand superannuation in a specified Pacific country; and (b) who is resident in the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau on the date of the application; and (c) who, before he or she left New Zealand to reside in one of the countries or in the territory specified in paragraph (b), met the residential qualifi- cations for New Zealand superannuation set out in section 8(b) and (c); and (d) who is resident in a specified Pacific country when each payment of New Zealand superannuation is due to be paid to him or her.
(5) If subsection (4) applies, an application to be paid New Zealand superannu- ation in a specified Pacific country must be made in addition to an application to be paid New Zealand superannuation under section 11D of the Social Secur- ity Act 1964.
(6) The applications referred to in subsection (5) may be made together or separ- ately, and may be made— (a) before an applicant meets the age qualification for New Zealand super- annuation in section 7, in anticipation of becoming entitled to be paid that benefit on reaching the qualifying age; or (b) when or after the applicant meets the age qualification.
7 (1) (1) Section 33 amended (Commencement and termination of payments) Replace section 33(1) with: The commencement date of payment of a benefit under section 31 is the first pay day after the date of the person’s departure from New Zealand, unless sub- section (1A) applies.
(2) After section 33(1), insert: (1A) The commencement date of payment of a benefit to a person to whom section 31(4) applies is the later of— (a) the date that the person meets the age qualification for New Zealand superannuation in section 7; and (b) the date that the application referred to in section 31(4) is made.
3 Part 2 s 8 Social Assistance (Portability to Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau) Act 2015 2015 No 61 Subpart 2—Amendments to Veterans’ Support Act 2014 8 9 Principal Act This subpart amends the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 (the principal Act).

Section 191 amended (Entitlement to be paid veteran’s pension in specified Pacific country) (1) In section 191(1), after “subsection (2) or (3)”, insert “or (4)”.
(2) After section 191(3), insert: (4) This subsection applies to a person— (a) who, on or after the date this subsection comes into force, makes an ap- plication to be paid a veteran’s pension in a specified Pacific country; and (b) who is resident in the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau on the date of the application; and (c) who, before he or she left New Zealand to reside in one of the countries or in the territory specified in paragraph (b), met the residential qualifi- cations for New Zealand superannuation set out in section 8(b) and (c) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001; and (d) who is resident in a specified Pacific country when each payment of the veteran’s pension is due to be paid to him or her.
If subsection (4) applies, an application to be paid a veteran’s pension in a spe- cified Pacific country must be made in addition to an application to be paid a veteran’s pension under section 11D of the Social Security Act 1964.
The applications referred to in subsection (5) may be made together or separ- ately, and may be made— (a) before an applicant meets the age qualification for New Zealand super- annuation in section 7 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retire- ment Income Act 2001, in anticipation of becoming entitled to be paid a veteran’s pension on reaching the qualifying age; or (b) when or after the applicant meets the age qualification.
Section 193 amended (Commencement and termination of payments) In section 193(1)(b), after “into force”, insert “; and”.

(5) (6) 10 (1) (2) After section 193(1)(b), insert: (c) in the case of a person to whom section 191(4) applies, the later of— (i) the date that the person meets the age qualification for New Zea- land superannuation in section 7 of the New Zealand Superannu- ation and Retirement Income Act 2001; and (ii) the date that the application referred to in section 191(4) is made.
4 2015 No 61 Social Assistance (Portability to Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau) Act 2015 Part 2 s 12 Subpart 3—Amendment to Social Security Act 1964 11 Principal Act This subpart amends the Social Security Act 1964 (the principal Act).
12 Section 11D amended (Application process for benefits) After section 11D(9), insert: (9A) Subsection (8) does not apply to an application for— (a) (b) New Zealand superannuation, if section 31(4) of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 applies; or a veteran’s pension, if section 191(4) of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 applies.
31 July 2014 4 November 2014 27 March 2015 5 May 2015 16 June 2015 18 June 2015 23 June 2015 Legislative history Introduction (Bill 233–1) First reading and referral to Social Services Committee Reported from Social Services Committee (Bill 233–2) Second reading Committee of the whole House Third reading Royal assent This Act is administered by the Ministry of Social Development.

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