11 APRIL

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Schedule 2

Rate of interest payable on an investment deposit repayable at the end of a fixed term

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April 2002.

TIM SOLE, Chief Executive, Public Trust.

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Social Development

Social Security Act 1964

Domestic Violence and Witness Protection (Relocation) Programme 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 welfare programme for special assistance.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of March 2002.

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.

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Programme

1. Title—This programme is the Domestic Violence and Witness Protection (Relocation) Programme 2001.

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

3. Purpose—The purpose of this programme is:

   (a) to enhance the protection of victims of domestic violence and witnesses who are under threat of severe violence;

   (b) for the purpose in paragraph (a):

    (i) to provide financial assistance to enable such persons and their immediate families to relocate to an overseas country to avoid the threat;
   
    (ii) to make arrangements for the payment of financial assistance to enable such persons to reside in the overseas country until the threat is averted.

4. Interpretation—(1) In this programme, unless the context otherwise requires:

   “accompanying person” means any of the following persons whom the chief executive is satisfied will be accompanying an applicant to an overseas country and intends to reside in the overseas country with the applicant until the threat to the applicant’s safety is averted:

    (a) the applicant’s spouse or partner;
   
    (b) an eligible child of the applicant;
   
    (c) where the applicant is a dependent child, a member of the applicant’s immediate family.

   “accompanying parent”, in relation to an applicant who is a dependent child, means a parent of the applicant who is an accompanying person.

   “accompanying spouse or partner” means the spouse or partner of an applicant who is an accompanying person.

   “Act” means the Social Security Act 1964.

   “applicant” means a person applying for assistance under this programme.

   “approved overseas country” means an overseas country for the time being approved under clause 15.

   “cash assets”, in relation a person, means the assets of that person that can be readily converted into cash, and include:

    (a) shares, stocks, debentures, bonus bonds, and other bonds; and
   
    (b) bank accounts, including fixed and term deposits with any bank, friendly society, credit union, or building society; and
   
    (c) money invested with or lent to any bank or other financial institution, or other person; and
   
    (d) the net equity held in any property or land; and
   
    (e) building society shares; and
   
    (f) mortgage investments and other long term loans; and
   
    (g) bills of exchange or promissory notes; and
   
    (h) a share in any partnership;

   but do not include:

    (i) the motor vehicle principally used by the applicant for his or her personal use;
   
    (j) a caravan, boat or other vehicle:
   
        (i) the net equity in which is less than $2000.00; or
   
        (ii) which is used by the person or a member of his or her immediate family for day to day accommodation;
   
    (k) the personal effects of the person and his or her spouse or partner (if any).

   “eligible child”, in relation to an applicant, means a dependent child of the applicant whom the applicant is legally entitled to remove indefinitely from New Zealand.

   “financial year” means the New Zealand Government financial year.

   “grant” means the special assistance under this programme.

   “immediate family”, in relation to a person, means:

    (a) in the case of a married person, that person and his or her spouse or partner and dependent children (if any); and
   
    (b) in the case of a sole parent, means that person and his or her dependent children; and
   
    (c) in the case of a dependent child, means the child and his or her parent and any other dependent children of that parent.