Social Welfare (Reciprocity Agreements, and New Zealand Artificial Limb Service) Act 1990

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1: This Act is Reciprocity Agreements, and New Zealand Artificial Limb Service
2: This Act shall come into force on 1 April 1990. Section 1 heading amended 5 December 2013 section 6(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2013 Section 1(1) amended 5 December 2013 section 6(2)﻿(a) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2013 Section 1(1) amended 5 December 2013 section 6(2)﻿(b) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2013
2: Interpretation
1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— Minister Privacy Commissioner Privacy Act 1993 social security debt
a: in relation to New Zealand, means an amount that is subject to recovery from any person under section 86(1) section 85A
b: in relation to any other country, means an amount that may be recovered from any person—
i: under the laws relating to social security in that country; or
ii: for taxation or other contribution levied specifically for social security under the laws of that country.
2: Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions defined in section 3(1) section 7 Section 2 substituted 23 November 2000 section 4(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2000 Section 2(1) social security debt amended 7 July 2014 section 35 Social Security (Fraud Measures and Debt Recovery) Amendment Act 2014 Section 2(2) amended 7 December 2014 section 278 Veterans’ Support Act 2014
2A: Administration of veterans' pensions
Section 2A repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
2B: Delegation of Secretary's powers
Section 2B repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
1: Reciprocity agreements with other countries
Part 1 heading replaced 5 December 2013 section 7 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2013 New Zealand superannuation Heading repealed 12 October 2001 section 77 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001
3: New Zealand superannuation
Section 3 repealed 12 October 2001 section 77 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001
4: Residential qualification for New Zealand superannuation
Section 4 repealed 12 October 2001 section 77 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001
5: Commencement of New Zealand superannuation
Section 5 repealed 12 October 2001 section 77 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001
6: Rates of New Zealand superannuation
Section 6 repealed 12 October 2001 section 77 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001
7: Persons receiving national superannuation entitled to New Zealand superannuation
Section 7 repealed 12 October 2001 section 77 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 Transitional retirement benefit Heading repealed 31 March 2004 section 3(3) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act (No 2) 1993
7A: Transitional retirement benefit
Section 7A repealed 31 March 2004 section 3(3) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act (No 2) 1993 Veterans' pensions Heading repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
8: Entitlement to veteran's pension
Section 8 repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
9: Medical examination of applicant for veteran's pension
Section 9 repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
10: Commencement of veteran's pension
Section 10 repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
11: Rates of veterans' pensions
Section 11 repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
12: Lump sum payments on death
Section 12 repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
13: Persons receiving certain pensions or allowance entitled to veteran's pension
Section 13 repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
13A: Annual adjustment of rates of
Section 13A repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003 Consequential amendments to other Acts
14: Amending Social Security Act 1964
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(9)–(16): Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
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18: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
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20: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s). Section 14(1) repealed 25 July 1990 section 2(2)﻿(b) Social Security Amendment Act (No 2) 1990 Section 14(2) repealed 2 October 1994 section 3(4)﻿(c) Social Security Amendment Act 1994 Section 14(3) repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003 Section 14(4) repealed 17 September 1997 section 6(4)﻿(c) Social Security Amendment Act (No 4) 1997 Section 14(5) repealed 1 August 1991 section 16(2)﻿(e) Social Security Amendment Act (No 2) 1991 Section 14(6) repealed 30 June 1993 section 10(2)﻿(d) Social Security Amendment Act (No 3) 1993 Section 14(7) repealed 1 April 1994 section 6(d) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act (No 2) 1993 Section 14(8) repealed 1 April 1991 section 24(3)﻿(b) Social Security Amendment Act 1991 Section 14(17) repealed 1 July 1996 Social Security Amendment Act 1996 Section 14(19) repealed 1 April 1992 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act (No 2) 1991
15: Amending War Pensions Act 1954
(1)–(4): Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
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(6)–(7): Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
(8): Amendment(s) incorporated in the order(s). Section 15(5) repealed 2 October 1996 War Pensions Amendment Act 1996
16: Amending Income Tax Act 1976
Section 16 repealed 1 April 1995 Income Tax Act 1994 Payment overseas of New Zealand superannuation and veterans' pensions Heading repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
17: Payment overseas of
Section 17 repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
17A: Effect of absence from New Zealand on
Section 17A repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003 Special portability arrangement with specified Pacific countries Heading repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
17B: Specified Pacific country
Section 17B repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
17BA: Entitlement to be paid
Section 17BA repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
17C: Rates of payment of
Section 17C repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
17D: Commencement and termination of payments
Section 17D repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
17E: Effect on other benefits
Section 17E repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
17F: Application of this Act and Social Security Act 1964
Section 17F repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003 Other provisions on payment of benefits overseas Heading repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
18: Certain existing economic pensioners may be paid up to full rate of veteran's pension overseas
Section 18 repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
18A: Living alone payments
Section 18A repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003
18B: Commencement of living alone payments
Section 18B repealed 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003 Reciprocity agreements with other countries Heading repealed 5 December 2013 section 8 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2013
19: Adoption of reciprocity agreement with other countries
1: For the purpose of giving effect to any agreement or Convention with the government of another country providing for reciprocity in respect of matters relating to social security monetary benefits, or to any alteration thereto, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council,—
a: declare that the provisions contained in any agreement or Convention or alteration thereto set out in a schedule of the Order in Council shall have force and effect so far as they relate to New Zealand:
b: declare that the provisions of this Act and of the Social Security Act 1964 and Part 6 and of Part 1 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001
c: revoke any previous Order in Council which applied in respect of any such agreement or Convention that is no longer in force or that is intended to be no longer in force on the commencement of the Order in Council.
2: The Governor-General may, by the same or a subsequent Order in Council, specify the date on which any Order in Council made under subsection (1)
2A: If an agreement or Convention or alteration to an agreement or Convention contains a provision of the kind referred to in section 19A(2)
a: whether the provision complies with the privacy principles set out in the Privacy Act 1993 paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 98
b: if the provision is of the kind referred to in section 19A(2)﻿(b)
2B: Subsection (2A) does not apply to a provision that relates solely to the recovery of moneys paid under the agreement or Convention in excess of that to which the recipient was entitled under that agreement or Convention.
3: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
4: Amendment(s) incorporated in the order(s). Section 19(1)﻿(b) amended 7 December 2014 section 278 Veterans’ Support Act 2014 Section 19(1)﻿(b) amended 21 April 2005 section 9(1) New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Act 2005 Section 19(1)﻿(b) amended 15 April 2003 section 12(1) War Pensions Amendment Act 2003 Section 19(1)﻿(b) amended 12 October 2001 section 77 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 Section 19(2A) inserted 23 November 2000 section 5 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2000 Section 19(2B) inserted 23 November 2000 section 5 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2000
19A: Inclusion of mutual assistance provisions in reciprocity agreement
1: In this section and in sections 19B to 19D agreement section 19 competent institution party requested institution requesting institution social security laws social security purposes
a: the administration of the social security laws of a party:
b: the collection of the social security debts of a party:
c: the maintenance of the social security laws of a party, including the prevention, detection, prosecution, and punishment of offences under those laws:
d: the enforcement of any social security laws of a party imposing a pecuniary penalty:
e: the conduct of any proceedings under the social security laws of a party before any court or tribunal.
2: An agreement may contain—
a: provision for the governments of New Zealand and the other country to provide each other with assistance in the recovery of social security debts; or
b: provision for those governments to supply each other with information for social security purposes; or
c: both provisions described in paragraphs (a) and (b).
3: No provision of the kind referred to in subsection (2)﻿(a) may be included in an agreement unless it is subject to section 19B
4: No provision of the kind referred to in subsection (2)﻿(b) may be included in an agreement unless it is subject to section 19C
5: Nothing in section 19(2A) Section 19A inserted 23 November 2000 section 6 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2000 Section 19A(3) amended 27 April 2002 section 4 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002 Section 19A(3) amended 27 April 2002 section 4 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002
19B: Terms and conditions for recovery of social security debts
1: The terms and conditions referred to in section 19A(3)
a: assistance to recover any social security debt of a party may be provided by the other party only in respect of a debt—
i: that has been found or determined to be owing in the country concerned by a court or tribunal having jurisdiction in the matter, or by a person, body, or organisation in that country acting administratively within the terms of his, her, or its lawful authorisation; and
ii: in respect of which any right of review or appeal of the determination of the debt, under the law under which the debt was determined (other than a right of judicial review or complaint under laws relating to administrative decisions generally, or under human rights laws),—
A: has been exhausted or has expired; or
B: if there is no time limit for the exercise of any such right, has not been exercised, or has been exercised and the review or appeal has been finally determined; and
iii: that may be lawfully recovered under the laws of that country; and
iv: that was first found or determined to be owing less than 5 years prior to the date that the request for assistance is made, except as provided in subsection (2):
b: when providing assistance to recover any social security debt of a party, the party giving the assistance is not required to—
i: give priority to the recovery of social security debts of the other party; and
ii: take any measures for recovery not provided for under the laws relating to the recovery of debts of that party:
c: a party may not seek to recover a social security debt by imprisonment of the individual by whom it is owed or of any other individual:
d: any recovery of a social security debt of a deceased individual is limited to the value of that individual's estate:
e: any institution, court, or tribunal involved in the recovery of a social security debt may defer recovery of the debt, or may order or arrange for the debt to be paid in instalments, if—
i: the institution, court, or tribunal has the power to do so; and
ii: it is its normal practice to do so:
f: a party may give assistance only in respect of a social security debt that the requesting institution has certified is of a kind described in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) of paragraph (a):
fa: if a party gives assistance in respect of any social security debt for which there is no time limit for exercising any right of review or appeal of the determination of the debt under the law under which the debt was determined, or for which there is a time limit but a right of review or appeal may be exercised after its expiry in the discretion of the court or tribunal or body or person concerned, or in the discretion of any other person,—
i: the requesting institution must immediately advise the requested institution if any such right is exercised; and
ii: the requested institution must defer recovery of the debt until notified by the requesting institution that the review or appeal is finally determined:
g: the party requesting assistance to recover a social security debt must pay the costs of the other party of recovering the debt, including court costs or other fees payable under the laws of that party.
1A: For the purposes of subsection (1)﻿(a)﻿(ii), a right of review or appeal under the law under which a debt was determined has expired—
a: if the right has not been exercised within the time limit provided for its exercise; and
b: irrespective of whether the court or tribunal or body or person that would have jurisdiction in respect of the review or appeal, or any other person, retains a discretion (however expressed in that law) to allow the right of review or appeal to be exercised after that time.
2: Where any institution, court, or tribunal defers the recovery of a social security debt, or orders or arranges for a social security debt to be paid by instalments, the 5-year period referred to in subsection (1)﻿(a)﻿(iv) is extended by the period of deferral or, as the case requires, the period over which the debt is to be paid by instalments. Section 19B inserted 23 November 2000 section 6 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2000 Section 19B(1)﻿(a)﻿(ii) substituted 27 April 2002 section 5(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002 Section 19B(1)﻿(fa) inserted 27 April 2002 section 5(2) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002 Section 19B(1A) inserted 27 April 2002 section 5(3) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002
19C: Terms and conditions for exchange of information for social security purposes
1: The terms and conditions referred to in section 19A(4)
a: a request for information relating to an individual may be made only for social security purposes:
b: the requested institution of a party may supply to the requesting institution any information about the person to whom the request relates that it holds or is lawfully able to obtain:
c: the requesting institution of a party (the requesting party
i: making an assessment of the tax due by any person under the laws of the requesting party relating to taxation:
ii: detecting tax fraud or tax evasion under the laws of the requesting party:
d: every request for and supply of information made by and to the competent institutions of the parties must be made in terms of an agreement between the competent institutions of the parties that—
i: specifies the types of information that the competent institutions may supply to each other; and
ii: limits the supply of information to the types of information specified; and
iii: subject to subparagraph (iv), in relation to New Zealand, contains, with all necessary modifications, the safeguards required to be set out in an information matching agreement within the meaning of section 99
iv: in relation to New Zealand, requires the information matching rules set out in clause 4
v: in relation to New Zealand, has been agreed to by the Privacy Commissioner under the Privacy Act 1993, the Commissioner having had regard to the information matching guidelines in section 98
e: subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), any information supplied by a party to the other party must be subject to the same privacy protections as any other personal information obtained under the social security laws of the other party:
f: no party that receives, under the agreement, personal information about any individual from the competent institution of the other party may supply that information to any other country without the prior written consent of that competent institution or the individual concerned:
g: a party must supply the competent institution of the other party with any information required by that institution to answer any questions or to make any report or return required by a person or body authorised to monitor compliance with that party's privacy laws.
2: In relation to New Zealand, section 99(4) Section 19C inserted 23 November 2000 section 6 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2000 Section 19C(1)﻿(b) substituted 27 April 2002 section 6 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002
19D: Actions by chief executive under mutual assistance provisions
1: Where an Order in Council is made under section 19 section 19A(2)﻿(a)
a: any social security debt of the other country may, in accordance with and subject to the provision and to the extent that it has not been recovered in the other country, be recovered by the chief executive under section 86(1D)
b: any amount so recovered may, after the deduction of the costs of collection, be paid to the other country without any further appropriation than this paragraph.
2: For the purposes of subsection (1)﻿(a), a certificate signed by an authorised officer of the competent institution of the other country that the debt is of a kind described in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) of section 19B(1)﻿(a)
3: Where an Order in Council is made under section 19 section 19A(2)﻿(b)
a: the chief executive may supply any information in the department's possession about any person to, or receive information about any person from, the competent institution of the other country in accordance with, and subject to, the provision:
b: the chief executive may from time to time, in accordance with arrangements made in an agreement with the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, supply any information received from the competent institution of the other country to the Commissioner for either or both of the purposes referred to in section 19C(1)﻿(c)
c: if any information received from the competent institution of the other country under the provision has produced a discrepancy and the chief executive proposes to take action against an individual as a result, the chief executive must give that individual written notice—
i: specifying particulars of the discrepancy and of the adverse action the chief executive proposes to take; and
ii: stating that the individual has 5 working days from the receipt of the notice in which to show cause why that action should not be taken:
d: the chief executive may not take any adverse action against an individual to whom a notice has been sent until the expiry of the 5 working days referred to in paragraph (c)﻿(ii):
e: sections 100 to 102 104 to 106
4: Nothing in paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) of subsection (3) prevents the chief executive from taking adverse action against an individual if compliance with the requirements of subsection (3)﻿(c) would prejudice any investigation into the commission of an offence or the possible commission of an offence.
4A: Subsection (4B) applies if—
a: an agreement contains a provision of the kind referred to in section 19A(2)﻿(b)
b: the social security purposes concerned are wholly or principally the administration of the agreement itself; and
c: the parties to the agreement are likely to frequently exchange information about individuals for the purposes of granting or paying benefits under the agreement, calculating the rates of benefits payable under the agreement, or calculating the rates of other benefits that are affected by the rates of benefits payable under the agreement.
4B: If this subsection applies, if any information received from the competent institution of the other country under the provision contains identifying information about any individual (including the unique identifier assigned to that individual by that institution) who has applied for a benefit payable under the agreement in either country and produces a discrepancy with information already held about that person by the chief executive, and the chief executive has not previously given notice under this subsection, the chief executive must give that individual written notice—
a: specifying particulars of the discrepancy and of the action the chief executive proposes to take as a result of that discrepancy; and
b: specifying the unique identifiers assigned to that individual by the competent institutions of both countries; and
c: informing him or her that information received from the other country about that individual will be matched with information in the department's possession using those unique identifiers; and
d: specifying the kinds of information about the individual that the chief executive is likely to receive from the other country under the agreement; and
e: specifying the kinds of actions that the chief executive may take as a result of information about that individual received at any subsequent time from the other country under the agreement; and
f: specifying the likely consequences of those actions for any benefit payable to that individual under the agreement or otherwise; and
g: stating that the individual has 5 working days from the receipt of the notice to show cause why the chief executive should not take the action referred to in paragraph (a) or actions of the kinds referred to in paragraph (e).
4C: Despite subsections (3)﻿(c) to (e) and (6), if subsection (4B) applies, after the expiration of the 5 working days referred to in subsection (4B)﻿(g), the chief executive is not obliged to comply with subsection (3)﻿(c) and (d) in respect of any information that is—
a: subsequently received from the other country under the provision; and
b: received for a purpose set out in subsection (4A)﻿(c); and
c: matched against information held by the chief executive using the unique identifiers assigned to the individual concerned by the competent institutions of both countries.
5: Subsections (3) and (4) of section 103 or subsection (4B)
6: Where the chief executive fails to comply, in relation to any individual, with the provisions of subsection (3)﻿(c), the failure is considered, for the purposes of Part 8 Part 10
7: In this section, expressions defined in section 97 Section 19D inserted 23 November 2000 section 6 Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2000 Section 19D(4A) inserted 27 April 2002 section 7(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002 Section 19D(4B) inserted 27 April 2002 section 7(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002 Section 19D(4C) inserted 27 April 2002 section 7(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002 Section 19D(5) amended 27 April 2002 section 7(2) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions—Overseas Pensions) Amendment Act 2002
2: Other matters
Social Welfare Commission, District Executive Committees, Area Welfare Executive Committees, and repeal of Department of Social Welfare Act 1971, etc
20: Social Welfare Commission
Section 20 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
21: Term of office of members
Section 21 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
22: Extraordinary vacancies
Section 22 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
23: Presiding member
Section 23 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
24: Meetings of Commission
Section 24 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
25: Administrative services
Section 25 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
26: Fees and travelling allowances
Section 26 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
27: Functions of Commission
Section 27 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
28: District Executive Committees and Area Welfare Executive Committees
Section 28 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
29: Functions of District Executive Committees and Area Welfare Executive Committees
Section 29 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
30: Committees
1: The Minister may from time to time appoint such committees as the Minister thinks fit to advise or otherwise assist the Minister or the chief executive
2: The members of any such committee shall hold office at the pleasure of the Minister.
3: Every such committee may regulate its own procedure.
4: Every such committee is hereby declared to be a statutory Board within the meaning of the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951
5: There may, if the Minister so directs, be paid to the members of any such committee, out of the Department's Bank Account from money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose, remuneration by way of fees, salary, or allowances, and travelling allowances and expenses, in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951; and that Act shall apply accordingly. Section 30(1) amended 1 October 1998 section 11 Employment Services and Income Support (Integrated Administration) Act 1998
31: Members of Commission, etc, not deemed to be in service of the Crown
No person, by reason only that he or she is a member section 30 State Sector Act 1988 Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 Section 31 amended 1 April 1991 section 2(2) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
32: Members of existing Commission and committees
Section 32 repealed 1 April 1991 section 2(1) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
33: Repeal of Part 1 of Department of Social Welfare Act 1971
Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
34: Amending Social Security Act 1964
Section 34 repealed 1 October 1998 section 12(c) Employment Services and Income Support (Integrated Administration) Act 1998
35: Amending Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989
(1)–(3): Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
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5: Section 35(4) repealed 1 April 1991 section 4(2) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991 Section 35(5) repealed 1 April 1991 section 4(2) Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 1991
36: Amendments to other Acts
Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s). Amendments to Social Security Act 1964 to facilitate introduction of new computer system
37: Amending Social Security Act 1964
(1)–(2): Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
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8: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
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10: Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s). Section 37(3) repealed 1 October 1990 section 11(2)﻿(d) Social Security Amendment Act (No 2) 1990 Section 37(4) repealed 1 April 1991 section 7(2)﻿(k) Social Security Amendment Act 1991 Section 37(5) repealed 1 April 1991 section 7(2)﻿(k) Social Security Amendment Act 1991 Section 37(6) repealed 1 August 1991 section 16(2)﻿(e) Social Security Amendment Act (No 2) 1991 Section 37(7) repealed 1 March 1991 section 32(2)﻿(a) Social Security Amendment Act 1991 Section 37(9) repealed 1 July 1996 Social Security Amendment Act 1996 Miscellaneous amendments to Social Security Act 1964 and War Pensions Act 1954
38: Amendments to Social Security Act 1964
Section 38 repealed 17 September 1997 section 6(4)﻿(c) Social Security Amendment Act (No 4) 1997
39: Amendment to War Pensions Act 1954
Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
40: Amending Ombudsmen Act 1975
Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).
41: Validation of exercise of Director-General's powers pursuant to a purported delegation
If any officer of the Department has, at any time before the commencement of this section, purported to exercise any power, function, or discretion of the Director-General under the Social Security Act 1964 section 10
3: New Zealand Artificial Limb
Service Part 3 repealed 26 November 2018 section 15 Artificial Limb Service Act 2018
42: Interpretation
Section 42 repealed 26 November 2018 section 15 Artificial Limb Service Act 2018
43: New Zealand Artificial Limb
Service Section 43 repealed 26 November 2018 section 15 Artificial Limb Service Act 2018
44: Functions
Section 44 repealed 26 November 2018 section 15 Artificial Limb Service Act 2018
45: Powers of Board
Section 45 repealed 25 January 2005 section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004
46: Membership of
Service Section 46 repealed 26 November 2018 section 15 Artificial Limb Service Act 2018
47: Board to comply with Government policy
Section 47 repealed 25 January 2005 section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004
48: Review of operation of
Service Section 48 repealed 26 November 2018 section 15 Artificial Limb Service Act 2018
49: Further provisions applying to
Service Section 49 repealed 26 November 2018 section 15 Artificial Limb Service Act 2018
50: Contracts of Board
Section 50 repealed 25 January 2005 section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004
51: Transitional provisions applying to Board
Section 51 repealed 26 November 2018 section 15 Artificial Limb Service Act 2018