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"specific transition to work expenses has the meaning
in clause 5.2A.1."

(2) Clause 2.1 of the programme is amended by omitting the
definition of customer.

4. Eligibility—Clause 5 of the programme is amended:

(a) by omitting from clause 5.1.2 the word “customer”,
and substituting the word “client”;

(b) by inserting, after clause 5.2, the following clause:

"5.2A.1 The following Transition To Work Expenses
are specific transition to work expenses:

(a) relocation costs, if the Applicant needs to relocate
his or her place of residence to take up new
employment;

(b) the cost of job related safety equipment required in
order to take up employment but which the
employer is not required to supply in order to
comply with any enactment;

(c) Bridging Finance within the meaning of clause
5.1.4 (b)."

5. Ineligibility—Clause 6 of the programme is amended:

(a) by omitting from clause 6.1.1 the words “an
Organised Activity”, and substituting the words “a
job seeker development activity within the
meaning of section 88A of the Act”;

(b) by omitting from clause 6.1.1 the words ", 115, or
116", and substituting the words “or 117”;

(c) by omitting from clause 6.1.1 the word
“provisionally”, and substituting the word
“conditionally”;

(d) by omitting from clause 6.1.2 the words “any of
sections 115, 116, or”, and substituting the word
“section”;

(e) by inserting in clause 6.2.2, immediately before the
words “community work”, the words “activity in
the community within the meaning of section 88A
of the Act,”;

(f) by revoking clause 6.2.3, and substituting the
following clause:

"6.2.3 a job seeker development activity."

6. Amounts of Grants—Clause 8 of the programme is
   amended:

(a) by inserting, after clause 8.1, the following clause:

"8.1A The amount of a Grant for specific transition
to work expenses must not exceed $500."

(b) by inserting, after clause 8.2, the following clause:

"8.2A The Chief Executive may make more than
one grant for specific transition to work expenses to
an Applicant in a 52 week period, but the maximum
amount of Grants made to the Applicant for specific
transition to work expenses in a 52 week period
must not exceed $500."

Explanatory Note:

This is not part of the Amendment but is intended to indicate
its general effect.

This Amendment increases with effect 1 July 2001, the
maximum amounts of Grants for certain transition to work
expenses made in a 52 week period from $250 to $500.

It also amends the Programme consequentially on Part 3 of
the Social Security Amendment Act 2001 coming into force
on 1 July 2001. For instance, the term “job seeker
development activity” is used instead of the repealed term
“Organised Activity”.

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Childcare Assistance Amendment (No 2) 2001

Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act
1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment
etablishes and approves the following Amendment to the
Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme (as established
and approved on 19 December 1998).

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of June 2001.

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and
Employment.

Amendment

1. Title—(1) This Amendment is the Childcare Assistance
   Amendment (No 2) 2001.

(2) In this Amendment, the Childcare Assistance Welfare
Programme is called “the programme”.

2. Commencement—This Amendment comes into effect
   on 1 July 2001.

3. Payment and rates of childcare and OSCAR
   subsidies—The programme is amended by omitting from
   each of clauses 8 (2), 8 (3), 9 (2), 12 (2) (b) and 12 (3) (b)
   the expression “30”, and substituting in each case the
   expression “37”.

4. Consequential revocation—Clause 3 of the Childcare
   Assistance Amendment (No 7) is revoked.

Explanatory Note:

This note is not part of the Amendment, but is intended to
indicate its general effect.

This Amendment, which takes effect 1 July 2001, makes
permanent the temporary increase in the maximum number
of hours for childcare and OSCAR subsidies made by the
Childcare Assistance Amendment (No 7).

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Ministerial Direction—Disability Allowance Amendment 2001

To: The Chief Executive of the Department of Work and
Income.

Pursuant to section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964, the
Minister of Social Services and Employment makes the
following Amendment to the direction given on 28 April
1999 on disability allowance.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of June 2001.

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and
Employment.

Amendment

1. Title—(1) This is the Ministerial Direction–Disability
   Allowance Amendment 2001.

(2) In this Amendment, the Ministerial Direction–Disability
Allowance is called “the direction”.

2. Commencement—This Amendment comes into effect
   on 1 July 2001.

3. Interpretation—(1) Clause 1 of the direction is
   amended by inserting, after the definition of the term Act,
   the following definitions:

"approved alarm company means a supplier of medical
alarm services for the time being approved for the
purposes of this direction.

medical alarm means a communication system that
alerts a central monitoring station that a person with a
medical condition requires assistance.

medical alarm services means services relating to the
supply, rental, servicing, and monitoring of medical
alarms."