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of the Applicant and any Accompanying Persons, during the period that each Grant covers; and

(e) any child accompanying the Applicant must be an Eligible Child; and

(f) a Grant may be recovered from the Applicant if the Grant is not used for the purpose for which it is made; and

(g) the Applicant and Accompanying Spouse (if any) must notify the chief executive of any change in circumstances that might affect the Applicant’s eligibility for the Living Expenses Grants or to the amount of any such Grants.

15.5.12 Provisions applying where Applicant is dependent child: If the Applicant is a dependent child,—

(a) references to the Applicant in clauses 15.5.6 to 15.5.9, and 15.5.11, and in the definitions “Australian Waiting Period”, “Eligible Child”, and “Parent Benefit” in clause 15.5.13, are references to the Applicant’s Parent (being a Parent who is an Accompanying Person), except where the context otherwise requires; and

(b) references to a dependent child include reference to the Applicant, except where the context otherwise requires.

15.5.13 Interpretation: For the purposes of clause 15.5—

“Accompanying Person” means any of the following persons whom the chief executive is satisfied is accompanying the Applicant to Australia and intends to reside in Australia with the Applicant until the threat to the Applicant’s safety is averted, namely—

(a) the Applicant’s spouse;

(b) the Applicant’s Eligible Child or children;

(c) where the Applicant is a dependent child, the Applicant’s Immediate Family.

and “Accompanying Spouse” has a corresponding meaning;

“Australian Waiting Period” means the minimum period of time the Applicant must be resident in Australia to be eligible under Australian social security legislation for the allowance, parenting payment, or pension appropriate to the Applicant’s circumstances;

“Eligible Child”, in relation to an Applicant, means a dependent child of the Applicant, whom the Applicant is legally entitled to remove from New Zealand for a period of not less than the period the Applicant intends to remain in Australia;

“Living Expenses Grant” means a Grant under clause 15.5.2 (c);

“Parent Benefit”, in relation to an Applicant,—

(a) means the income-tested benefit or non-income-tested New Zealand superannuation or veteran’s pension to which the Applicant and Accompanying Spouse (if any) would be entitled if the Applicant were living in New Zealand; and

(b) includes any orphan’s benefit or unsupported child’s benefit that would be payable under the Act in New Zealand in respect of an Eligible Child who is the Applicant or an Accompanying Person:

“Set-up Grant” means a Grant under clause 15.5.2 (b);

“Travel Grant” means a Grant under clause 15.5.2 (a).

Definitions: benefit, chief executive, child, dependent child, income-tested benefit, spouse, Social Security Act 1964, s. 3.

2. Other Amendments

2.1 Clause 3.1 of the programme is amended by:

(a) omitting paragraph (c) of the definition of the term “Cash Assets”, and substituting the following paragraph:

(c) money invested with or lent to any bank or other financial institution, or other person;

(b) omitting the definition of the term “Health Agency”, and substituting the following definition:

“Health Agency” means any of—

(a) the Minister of Health;

(b) the Ministry of Health;

(c) a funder within the meaning of the Health and Disability Services Act 1993;

(d) a Hospital and Health Service within the meaning of that Act;

(e) the Accident Compensation Corporation;

(f) an insurer within the meaning of the Accident Insurance Act 1998; or

(g) the Secretary of War Pensions in respect of grants or subsidies for Disability Services made under the War Pensions Act 1954 or regulations made under that Act.

2.2 The programme is amended by omitting clauses 8.2 and 8.3, and substituting the following clauses:

8.2 An Applicant’s Cash Assets include the Cash Assets of his or her Parent if the Applicant is a dependent child.

8.3 The Cash Assets limits referred to in 8.1 are—

(a) in the case of an unmarried person, a value equivalent to 4 times the maximum weekly rate of an invalid’s benefit under the Act for an unmarried person without a dependent child; and

(b) in the case of a married person or a sole parent, a value equivalent to 4 times the maximum weekly rate of an invalid’s benefit under the Act for a married couple without a dependent child.

2.3 The programme is amended by omitting clause 21.1, and substituting the following clause:

21.1 If, under this programme, any Grant is recoverable, the amount of the Grant is a debt to the Crown payable by the following person or persons—

(a) where the Applicant is a dependent child, the child’s Parent; or

(b) in any other case, the Applicant (being the person to whom or in respect of whom the Grant was made).

Special Needs Grant (Citizenship Fees)

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.

Dated this 7th day of September 1999.