17 DECEMBER

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 1998.

TONY RYALL, Associate Minister of Justice.

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Oaths and Declarations Act 1957

Officers in the Police Authorised to Take Statutory Declarations

Pursuant to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, I hereby authorise the holders for the time being of the offices in the service of the Crown specified in the Schedule below to take statutory declarations under the said Act.

Schedule

Driver Licensing Clerk, North Shore/Waitakere District.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1998.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.

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Revocation of Authorisation to Take Statutory Declarations

Pursuant to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, I hereby revoke the authorisation held by the officers in the service of the local authority named in the Schedule below to take statutory declarations.

Schedule

Nelson City Council

Director Corporate Services.

Administration Officer.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 1998.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.

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Officers in the Nelson City Council Authorised to Take Statutory Declarations

Pursuant to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, I hereby authorise the holders for the time being of the offices in the service of the local authority specified in the Schedule below to take statutory declarations under the said Act.

Schedule

Nelson City Council

Administration Advisers (3).

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 1998.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.

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Labour

Employment Contracts Act 1991

Adjudicator and Mediator Members of the Employment Tribunal Appointed

Pursuant to section 87 of the Employment Contracts Act 1991, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint:

Warwick Douglas Claydon of Hamilton to be an adjudicator and mediator member of the Employment Tribunal for a term of 1 year, commencing on the 8th day of December 1998 and ceasing at the end of the 7th day of December 1999.

Julie Louisa Kemp of Auckland to be an adjudicator and mediator member of the Employment Tribunal for a term of 1 year, commencing on the 1st day of December 1998 and ceasing at the end of the 30th day of November 1999.

Fiona Elspeth McMorran of Wellington to be an adjudicator and mediator member of the Employment Tribunal for a term of 1 year, commencing on the 21st day of December 1998 and ceasing at the end of the 20th day of December 1999.

Dated at Wellington on the 27th day of November 1998.

HON. MAX BRADFORD, Minister for Enterprise and Commerce.

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Social Welfare

Social Security Act 1964

New Employment Transition Grant 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 to take effect on 1 February 1999.

Dated this 9th day of December 1998.

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

1. Title

1.1 This programme is called the New Employment Transition Grant Programme.

2. Interpretation

2.1 In this programme, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act” means the Social Security Act 1964;

“Cash Assets”, in relation to any person, means the assets of that person and his or her spouse (if any) that 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 with any bank, friendly society, credit union, or building society;
(c) Money invested with or lent to any bank or other financial institution;
(d) The net equity held in any property or land not used as the person’s home;
(e) Building society shares;
(f) Mortgage investments and other long term loans;
(g) Bills of exchange or promissory notes;
(h) The applicant’s share in any partnership—

but do not include—

(i) The motor vehicle principally used by the applicant for his or her personal use;
(j) A caravan, boat, or other vehicle—
(i) The net equity in which is less than $2,000; or
(ii) Which is used by the person or a member of his or her family for day to day accommodation;