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insured who is entitled to Teacher Aide assistance under this Policy Direction, the amounts reached by:

i Calculating the lowest fare payable on the cheapest of any available scheduled transport; or

ii Where there is no scheduled transport, or such transport is not appropriate due to the insured’s injury for which they have cover under the Act, calculating at the rate of $1.00 per kilometre.

12. The amounts calculated must be reduced by any conveyance allowance paid by the Ministry of Education.

13. The amounts calculated must not exceed the amount that would have been calculated for the journey between the insured’s place of residence and the nearest appropriate school or early childhood education service that meets the insured’s needs.

14. ACC must pay the relevant parts of Amount B:

i Where it is calculated under paragraph 11 (i) above, to the insured and after the transport has been provided; or

ii Where it is calculated under paragraph 11 (ii) above, to each of the providers of the transport, after receiving an invoice from the provider.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of October 1999.

MURRAY STUART McCULLY, Minister for Accident Insurance.

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Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Notice of Intention to Apply for Ministerial Approval for an Amendment to a Code of Practice Under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992—Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Noise in the Workplace

Pursuant to section 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, I, R. J. M. Hill, General Manager, Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, in exercise of those powers delegated to me by the Secretary of Labour, pursuant to section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988, hereby give notice of my intention to apply to the Minister of Enterprise and Commerce for his approval for an amendment of an approved code of practice for the health and safety management of noise in the workplace under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

The Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Noise in the Workplace includes preferred work practices that are designed to describe safety and health precautions that should be taken in the management of noise in the workplace. They are designed to provide employers with practical guidance on how to identify and manage noise hazards in the workplace to minimise the risks to the health and safety of employees and others working with or near excessive noise. These preferred work practices also apply to all designers, manufacturers, and suppliers of plant that produce noise levels greater than the exposure limits, and to all designers, manufacturers, and suppliers of hearing protectors. The amendment will seek to resolve a discrepancy surrounding the notification of Noise Induced Hearing Loss, and to update the code and align it with the recently published AS/NZS 1269 and 1270 Standards.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1999.

R. J. M. HILL, General Manager.

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Maori Development

Public Finance Act 1989

Notice of Publication of Annual Report—Ministry of Maori Development

Pursuant to section 44A of the Public Finance Act 1989, the Ministry of Maori Development hereby gives notice that it has published its annual report for the year ended 30 June 1999, containing its financial statements, audit report and statement of service performance for the same period.

Dated this 4th day of November 1999.

NGĀTATA LOVE, Chief Executive.

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Social Policy

Social Security Act 1964

Care Supplement Amendment

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 amendment to the Care Supplement welfare programme (as established and approved by me on 22 June 1999) to come into effect on the day after its publication in the Gazette.

Dated this 24th day of October 1999.

R. M. SOWRY, Minister of Social Services, Work and Income.

AMENDMENT

1. Care Supplement

Clause 5.1 (a) of the programme is amended by omitting subparagraph (iii), and substituting the following subparagraph:

(iii) Was discharged, on or after 1 July 1999, from the custody or guardianship of the Director-General under that Act into the care of the Former Foster Parent; and

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to state its general effect.

The amendment clarifies that a Care Supplement under the Care Supplement welfare programme may not be granted in respect of a child or young person discharged from the Director-General’s care prior to 1 July 1999 (being the date the welfare programme came into effect). Youth Care Supplements granted under the previous Youth Care Supplement welfare programme continue to be payable and are unaffected by this amendment.

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Defence Force 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.