NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 30

(a) by inserting in subclause (1), after the word "actual",
the word "hourly":

(b) by inserting, after subclause (1), the following
subclause:

"(1A) For the purposes of subclause (1), where a
flat fee on a periodic basis instead of hourly fee is
charged for an eligible child’s attendance or for
keeping the child’s place open at a pre-school facility
or OSCAR programme, the actual fee must be
calculated as an hourly fee by dividing the flat fee
by the number of hours that the child is enrolled to
attend the facility or programme in the period for
which the fee is charged."

4. Eligibility for childcare subsidy—Clause 8 (4) of the
   programme is amended by omitting the words "or subclause
   (6) (b) (i)".

5. Payment and rates of OSCAR subsidy—Clause 12 of
   the programme is amended by revoking subclause (4), and
   substituting the following subclause:

"(4) An OSCAR subsidy may be paid directly to the
service providing the OSCAR programme."

6. Increasing rates of childcare and OSCAR subsidies—
   (1) Each provision of Schedule 1 of the programme listed in
   the first column of Schedule 1 is amended by omitting every
   expression set out opposite to it in the second column, and
   substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it
   in the third column.

(2) Each provision of Schedule 2 of the programme listed in
the first column of Schedule 2 is amended by omitting every
expression set out opposite to it in the second column and
substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it
in the third column.

Schedule 1—Clause 6 (1)

Amendments to rates of childcare subsidy on and after 1 April 2003

Schedule 2—Clause 6 (2)

Amendments to rates of OSCAR subsidy on and after 1 April 2003

Explanatory Note

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

Clause 3 of this amendment to the Childcare Assistance
Welfare Programme clarifies that the maximum rate of a
subsidy is based on an hourly fee, and to provide for
calculation of an hourly fee where a childcare facility or
OSCAR programme charges a periodical, flat fee instead of
an hourly fee.

Clause 4 omits a reference to a revoked provision of the
programme.

Clause 5 provides that OSCAR subsidies are payable to the
service providing the OSCAR programme.

Clause 6 amends the rates of childcare subsidy and OSCAR
subsidy to take into account a CPI increase of 2.72%.

The amendment comes into effect on 1 April 2003.

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New Employment Transition Grant

Amendment 2003

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 New Employment Transition Grant Programme (as
established and approved on 1 February 1999).

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of March 2003.

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and
Employment.

Amendment

1. Title—(1) This amendment is the New Employment
   Transition Grant Amendment 2003.

(2) In this amendment, the New Employment Transition
Grant Programme is called "the programme".

2. Commencement—This amendment comes into effect
   on 1 April 2003.

3. Increasing rates of grants—(1) Clause 5.1.1 of the
   programme is amended by omitting the expression "$50",
   and substituting the expression "$51.50".

(2) Clause 5.2 of the programme is amended by omitting the
expression "$500", and substituting the expression "$515".

Explanatory Note

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

This amendment increases the daily rate and the maximum
amount of a transition grant payable in the six month period
of eligibility, to take account of a CPI increase of 2.72%.
The increases come into effect on 1 April 2003.

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Direction in Relation to Special Benefit

Amendment 2003

To: The Chief Executive of the department for the time
being responsible for administration of the Social
Security Act 1964

Pursuant to section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964, the
Minister of Social Services and Employment makes the
following amendment to the Direction in relation to Special
Benefit dated 10 February 1999.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of March 2003.

STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and
Employment.