10 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Justice

District Courts Act 1947

District Court Judge Appointed

Pursuant to sections 5 and 28B of the District Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Charles Stuart Blackie, barrister and solicitor of Auckland

to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, and to exercise the jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part IIA of the District Courts Act 1947.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of November 1998.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Attorney-General.

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Acting District Court Judge Appointed

Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Michael John Green, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part IIA of the District Courts Act 1947, at such place or places only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of 12 months on and from the 10th day of February 1999.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of November 1998.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Attorney-General.

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Acting District Court Judge Appointed

Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Edward William Unwin, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part IIA of the District Courts Act 1947, at such place or places only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of 12 months on and from the 18th day of December 1998.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of November 1998.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Attorney-General.

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Social Welfare

Social Security Act 1964

Training Incentive Allowance Programme

Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, I, Roger Morrison Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income, establish and approve the following welfare programme for special assistance.

I revoke the Training Incentive Allowance Programme approved by me on 20 December 1996, except that—

(a) Where a person has been granted a training incentive allowance under that programme before this revocation takes effect, payments may continue to be made under that programme—

(i) Until the earlier of the end of the course in respect of which that allowance was granted or 31 December 1998; or

(ii) If under clause 5.3 of that programme approval has been given to continue payments of an allowance after 31 December 1998, until the earlier of the end of the course in respect of which that approval was given or 1 February 1999; and

(b) Any payments of assistance made under that programme that are recoverable under it may continue to be recovered.

Dated this 30th day of November 1998.

Hon. ROGER SOWRY, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

Analysis

1. Title and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Objects

4. Application of Social Security Act 1964

5. Allowances

6. Rates

7. Beginning and end of payments

8. Payment

9. Refunds

10. Application

Programme

1. Title and commencement

1.1 This programme is called the Training Incentive Allowance Programme.

1.2 This programme commences on the date the Minister gives his approval to it.

2. Interpretation

2.1 In this programme, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act” means the Social Security Act 1964;

“Allowance” means a Training Incentive Allowance, being the assistance under this programme;

“Applicant” means a person who makes an application for an allowance;

“Course” means an educational or training course;

“NZQA” means the New Zealand Qualifications Authority established under Part XX of the Education Act 1989;

“Course costs”, in relation to a course, means the applicant’s necessary and reasonable costs of attending, including tuition and enrolment fees, books, materials, and equipment;

“Postgraduate course” means—

(a) Any honours, masters, or doctorate degree course offered by a tertiary institution; or

(b) Any other course (including a diploma course), which has, as a prerequisite requirement, the completion of any bachelors or other undergraduate