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• secondment to an organisation whose main objectives include liaison between schools, research institutions and industry, and/or fostering of a science and technology culture in industry and the wider community, eg Creativity in Science and Technology Programme (CREST), science centres;
• arrangement of group visits to, or seminars by, appropriate enterprises.

The duration of support is flexible, but not more than twelve months. Significant benefit is unlikely to arise from secondments of less than one school term, and sufficient time for widely disseminating the benefits of the experience must be added.

Confirmation of the acceptability of the proposal by the host enterprise will be an absolute precondition for any funding to be granted.

Targeting of Support

This scheme is aimed primarily at classroom teachers whose work is significantly related (or will be related) to the new curriculum for science and/or technology. The number of technology teachers within this target group is expected to increase, once the new technology curriculum is finalised and implemented in schools. It is recognised that other teachers, for example mathematics teachers, may also be involved in fostering or supporting an understanding of science and technology through their classroom teaching, and such teachers should not be excluded from consideration. Most awards are expected to be made at intermediate and secondary level, but the value of extending this kind of experience to primary teachers should also be recognised.

Administration and Selection

The scheme will be administered by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, who may wish to contract some of these responsibilities to the Royal Society.

Naming of Individual (or Series of) Fellowships

The scheme will have provision for individual enterprises, or for groups of enterprises, to associate their name with a limited number of individual fellowships, or a sequence of fellowships. The conditions associated with such naming rights will be negotiable at the discretion of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.

Funding

This scheme will allocate $425,000 in 1993/94. It is expected that this will enable about 21 new Fellows to be appointed each year.

Monitoring

The scheme will be monitored by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.

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Social Welfare

Social Security Act 1964

Direction by the Minister of Social Welfare

In the matter of section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964:

To: The Director-General of Social Welfare.

Pursuant to section 5 (2) of the Social Security Act 1964, I, Jennifer Mary Shipley, Minister of Social Welfare, HEREBY DIRECT that in the exercise of your discretion to grant a special benefit under section 61G, and without derogating from your duty to have regard for the particular financial circumstances and commitments of the applicant—

I. If, (except in the case of a person to whom clauses II and III apply)—

(a) Either:

(i) in the case of a single person, the applicant possesses cash assets of a value of not more than the equivalent of four times the maximum weekly invalid’s benefit rate payable to a single person; or

(ii) in the case of a married couple or a sole parent, the applicant possesses cash assets of a value of not more than the equivalent of four times the maximum weekly invalid’s benefit rate payable to a married couple; and

(b) the applicant’s chargeable income, after the deduction of his or her fixed costs is less than the appropriate standard income;

you shall be satisfied that payment of a special entitlement to a special benefit is justified if the weekly amount of the special benefit is within the following limits:

(c) an amount equal to the difference between—

(i) the applicant’s weekly chargeable income less the applicant’s weekly fixed costs; and

(ii) the standard income less $20 a week (except if you determine there are special circumstances, when the $20 per week may be disregarded); or

(d) an amount equal to 30 percent of the applicant’s fixed costs—

whichever is the lesser amount, but if you determine that exceptional circumstances exist, an amount of special benefit that exceeds 30 percent of the applicant’s fixed costs shall be considered justified.

II. In the case of a person with psychiatric or physical disabilities who is in residential care and whose chargeable income is less than the specified amount, you shall be satisfied that a special entitlement of an amount equal to the difference between the specified amount and that person’s chargeable income a week less a personal allowance is justified;

III. In the case of a person receiving training benefit who incurs additional costs because he or she is training away from home, you shall be satisfied that a special entitlement is justified of an amount equal to the extra weekly accommodation costs incurred while training away from home or $100 per week, whichever is the lesser.

For the Purposes of This Direction—

“Cash assets” are assets which can be readily converted into cash and include:

(a) Shares, stocks, debentures, bonus bonds and other bonds;

(b) Bank accounts, including fixed and term deposits and any money invested with a bank or other institution;

(c) The net equity held in any property or land not used as a home;

(d) Building society shares;

(e) Mortgage investments and long term loans;

(f) Shares in partnerships;

but do not include:

(a) a motor car;

(b) a caravan, boat or other vehicle—

(i) the net equity of which is less than $2,000; or

(ii) which is being used by a person or his or her family for day to day accommodation;

(c) personal effects;

“Chargeable income” in relation to an applicant means:

(a) any benefit granted under Part I of the Social Security Act 1964; and