Post Office Act Repeal Act 1987

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the Post Office Act Repeal Act 1987.
2: Except as provided in sections 9(3) 10(4)
2: Repeal of Post Office Act 1959
1: The Post Office Act 1959
2: The enactments specified in Schedule 1
3: The Orders in Council specified in Schedule 2
3: Financial provisions
1: On the commencement of this Act, all money remaining in—
a: the Post Office Account kept under section 169 of the Post Office Act 1959
b: the Reserve Fund held by the Post Office pursuant to section 181 of that Act
c: the depreciation reserve established pursuant to section 180 of that Act shall be transferred to the Consolidated Account.
2: Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2
a: the Sick Benefit Fund provided for in section 182 of the Post Office Act 1959
b: the Fine Fund provided for in section 185 of that Act
c: the Suspense Account Fund provided for in section 184 of that Act shall continue in existence until the date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council pursuant to subsection (3) in respect of the fund.
3: On such date or dates as shall be appointed for the purpose by the Governor-General, the funds specified in subsection (2) or any of them shall be wound up and any money remaining therein shall be applied in such manner as the responsible Minister (being the responsible Minister in relation to New Zealand Post Limited and Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited and Post Office Bank Limited, within the meaning of section 2
4: It is hereby declared that any payments received by the Postmaster-General on or after the 1st day of April 1987 pursuant to Part 11 of the Post Office Act 1959 section 171 of that Act Sick Benefit Fund
4: Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2
a: the Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969
b: the Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969, Amendment No 1
c: the Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969, Amendment No 2
d: the Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969, Amendment No 3 shall remain in force until the date appointed by the Governor-General in relation to the Sick Benefit Fund under section 3(3) sections 5 to 8
5: Interpretation of Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969
1: Regulation 2 of the Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969 employee employee
a: any person permanently employed by New Zealand Post Limited or Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited or Post Office Bank Limited or any other person employed by one of those corporations who is or becomes a contributor to the fund; and
b: any other person who is a contributor to the fund and whom the trustees determine should continue to be regarded as an employee for the purposes of these regulations, notwithstanding that the person has ceased to be employed by New Zealand Post Limited or Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited or Post Office Bank Limited.
2: The said regulation 2 responsible Minister section 2 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986
3: The said regulation 2 salary under the provisions of the Post Office Staff Regulations 1951
6: Fund to be administered by trustees
The Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969 regulation 3
3:
1: The fund shall be administered by 6 trustees, of whom—
a: three shall be appointed by the responsible Minister on the nomination of the Chief Executive Officers of New Zealand Post Limited, Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited, and Post Office Bank Limited:
b: three shall be appointed by the responsible Minister on the nomination of the Post Office Union (Incorporated).
2: One of the persons appointed under paragraph (a) of subclause (1) shall be appointed by the responsible Minister as chairman of the trustees.
7: Acting chairman
The Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969 regulation 8
8: If, at any meeting of the trustees, the chairman is absent, the trustees present at the meeting shall appoint one of their number to act as chairman at the meeting.
8: Miscellaneous amendments to Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969
1: The Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969 regulation 15 regulation 2 of the Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969, Amendment No 3
2: Regulation 16(1)﻿(a) of the principal regulations regulation 2 of the Post Office Employees’ Sick Benefit Fund Regulations 1969, Amendment No 1 Post Office employer of that employee
3: The principal regulations are hereby amended by omitting every reference to the Postmaster-General, and every reference to the Director-General, and substituting in each case a reference to the responsible Minister.
9: Transitional provision in respect of union membership
1: Where, at the commencement of the State Services Conditions of Employment Amendment Act 1987 section 210 of the Post Office Act 1959 Post Office Amendment Act (No 2) 1985
2: Where a certificate relating to the result of a union membership ballot has been issued by the Registrar of Industrial Unions under section 221G of the Post Office Act 1959 Part 7 of the Labour Relations Act 1987
3: This section shall come into force on 1 August 1987.
10: Transitional provision in respect of employees appointed to Department of Trade and Industry
1: Any person who is employed by Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited but who was an officer of the Post Office on 31 March 1987 may, at any time before 1 April 1988, be appointed to any vacancy in the Department of Trade and Industry as if that person were an officer of the Public Service.
2: Section 27(1) of the State Services Act 1962
3: Any person to whom subsection (1) applies—
a: shall not have any right of appeal under section 64 of the State Services Act 1962
b: shall not be deemed to be an officer of the Public Service for any other purpose until that person has been so appointed.
4: This section shall come into force on the passing of this Act.