NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 28

Notice of Product Ruling

1. This is a notice of a product ruling made under section 91F of the Tax Administration Act 1994.

2. Product ruling No. 01/03 was issued on 11 January 2001. It relates to investment in an Australian resident unit trust, and various sections within the Income Tax Act 1994. It will appear in Inland Revenue’s Tax Information Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 3, of March 2001.

3. From 26 March 2001, a copy of the ruling may be obtained by writing to the Assistant General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings), National Office, Inland Revenue, P.O. Box 2198, Wellington.

MARTIN SMITH, General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings).

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Notice of Product Ruling

1. This is a notice of a product ruling made under section 91F of the Tax Administration Act 1994.

2. Product ruling No. 01/04 was issued on 11 January 2001. It relates to investment in an Australian resident unit trust, and various sections within the Income Tax Act 1994. It will appear in Inland Revenue’s Tax Information Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 3, of March 2001.

3. From 26 March 2001, a copy of the ruling may be obtained by writing to the Assistant General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings), National Office, Inland Revenue, P.O. Box 2198, Wellington.

MARTIN SMITH, General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings).

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Justice

Judicial Complaints Lay Observer Appointed

The Attorney-General, Margaret Wilson, has been pleased to appoint

Sir John Robertson, K.C.M.G., C.B.E.

as the Judicial Complaints Lay Observer for a term of 2 years commencing on 24 October 2000.

MEL SMITH, Acting Secretary for Justice.

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District Courts Act 1947

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

Paul Franklin Barber, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, at such place or places and for such period or periods 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 2 years on and from 3 March 2001.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 2001.

MARGARET WILSON, Attorney-General.

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Social Policy

Social Security Act 1964

Special Needs Grant Amendment 2001

Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment establishes and approves the following amendment to the Special Needs Grant Programme (as established and approved on 18 December 1998).

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of March 2001.

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.

Amendment

1. Title—(1) This is the Special Needs Grants Amendment 2001.

   (2) In this amendment, the Special Needs Grants Programme is referred to as “the Programme”.

2. Commencement—This amendment comes into effect on the day after the date on which the Minister establishes and approves it.

3. Emergency Relocation Costs—Clause 15.5.9 of the Programme is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraphs:

   “(a) in the case of an Applicant who relocates to Australia on or before 26 February 2001, the end of the Australian waiting period:”

   “(aa) in the case of any other Applicant, the end of the period of 12 months that begins on the date the Applicant relocates to Australia:”

Explanatory Note:

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

This amendment to the Special Needs Grant Welfare Programme is consequential to changes to New Zealanders’ eligibility for social security benefits in Australia. The amendment provides that the maximum period during which living expenses grants can be made under the emergency relocation provisions of the programme is 12 months for applicants who are relocated after 26 February 2001.

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Transport

Civil Aviation Act 1990

Notice of Intention to Consider Varying a Scheduled International Air Service Licence

Pursuant to section 83J (3) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, I give notice that, having received an application from Air New Zealand Limited, the Minister of Transport intends to consider varying the Scheduled International Air Service Licence held by that airline to provide for:

• In respect of Australia, the operation of services optionally commencing at points behind New Zealand, via New Zealand and optionally any intermediate point(s), to any point(s) in Australia, and optionally to any point(s) beyond; the operation of all-cargo services from points in Australia to any point or