60 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 1

Mary Forbes Symmans of 23 Fairfield Road, Hamilton.

Heather Jean White of Broken Hill, R.D. 7, Te Puke.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of December 1998.

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

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Justices of the Peace Act 1957

Corrigendum 1998/4768

Re: Addendum for Justices of the Peace Appointments

It is noted that in the New Zealand Gazette for the newly appointed Justices of the Peace dated at 11 December 1998 is incorrect.

At present, the appointment date reads 11 December 1998. The correct date is 4 December 1998.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of December 1998.

COLIN KEATING, Secretary for Justice.

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Ministry of Research, Science and Technology

Foundation for Research, Science and Technology Act 1990

Notice of Appointment of Presiding Member, Deputy Presiding Member and Members of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology

Pursuant to section 9 (1) of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology Act 1990, His Excellency the Governor-General on the 11th day of December 1998, was pleased to appoint

Mr Neil Andrew Richardson, director of Hamilton as the Presiding Member for a term commencing on 1 February 1999 and expiring on 1 February 2002

and to appoint the following persons as

Professor Mason Harold Durie, university professor of Feilding

Ms Paula Rae Rebstock, consultant of Auckland

Dr James Douglas Watson, director of Whakatane

as members of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology for a term commencing on 1 February 1999 and expiring on 1 February 2002

and to appoint

Professor Margaret Loutit, an existing member of the Board

as the Deputy Presiding Member from the 11th day of December 1998 until the 30th day of September 1999.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of December 1998.

Hon. MAURICE WILLIAMSON, Minister of Research, Science and Technology.

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Social Welfare

Social Security Act 1964

Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme

Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, I, Roger Morrison Sowry, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income, approve the following Welfare Programme to take effect on 1 February 1999. I revoke with effect on that date my approval of the Childcare Subsidy Programme dated 27 March 1996, and its amendments.

Dated this 19th day of December 1998.

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

PROGRAMME

1. Title and commencement

(1) This programme is called the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme.

(2) This programme comes into effect on 1 February 1999.

PART 1

General Provisions

2. Definitions

(1) In this programme, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“Act” means the Social Security Act 1964:

“Applicant” means the person applying for a childcare subsidy or an OSCAR subsidy, and includes a person in respect of whom any such subsidy is paid:

“Childcare subsidy” means the assistance available under Part 2 of this programme:

“Eligible child” has the appropriate meaning in Part 2 or Part 3 of this programme:

“Fee charging”, in relation to a kindergarten or playcentre, means one that imposes a uniform monetary fee for the attendance of a child at the kindergarten or playcentre:

“Income”, in relation to a principal caregiver of a child, has the meaning in section 3 (1) of the Act, except that it includes—

(a) the amount of any benefit received by the principal caregiver and any other caregiver of the child; and

(b) the amount of any child support received by the principal caregiver and any other caregiver of the child under the Child Support Act 1991; and

(c) the amount of any income received by the other caregiver of the child:

“OSCAR programme” means a programme for children’s out of school care and recreation which has been approved by the chief executive under clause 13 of this programme:

“OSCAR subsidy” means the assistance available under Part 3 of this programme:

“Other caregiver”, in relation to a child, means a person who is living together with the principal caregiver of the child and who is a parent, a step-parent, or a person having the responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child:

“Pre-school facility” means—

(a) an early childhood centre licensed under the