20 SEPTEMBER 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 102 2769

Social Development

Social Security Act 1964

Special Needs Grants Amendment (No. 3) 2007

Pursuant to section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964 (“the Act”), the Minister for Social Development and Employment makes the following amendment to the Special Needs Grants Programme (as established and approved on 18 December 1998*).

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of September 2007.

HON. STEVE MAHAREY, Minister for Social Development and Employment.

Amendment

1. Title—This amendment is the Special Needs Grants Amendment (No. 3) 2007.

2. Commencement—This amendment comes into effect on 24 September 2007.

3. Programme amended—This amendment amends the Special Needs Grants Programme.

4. Disqualified spouse or partner—Clause 17.1.1 is amended:

   (a) by inserting “receive” after “entitled to”;

   (b) by omitting from paragraph (a) “he or she” and substituting “the benefit”;

   (c) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

   “(ab) after a date of first contact that applies to him or her and before a decision on his or her application for a benefit is made, he or she has yet to comply with a requirement under section 11D or 96A of the Act and:
   
   (i) his or her application for a benefit has not lapsed; and
   
   (ii) section 96A(9) of the Act does not apply to him or her; or”.

5. Sole parent high income—Clause 17.2.1 is amended by revoking paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

   “(a) would otherwise qualify for a benefit but is not entitled to receive that benefit because:

   (i) the benefit is subject to a Stand Down; or

   (ii) after a date of first contact that applies to him or her and before a decision on his or her application for a benefit is made, he or she has yet to comply with a requirement under section 11D or 96A of the Act and:

   (A) his or her application for a benefit has not lapsed; and

   (B) section 96A(9) of the Act does not apply to him or her; and”.

6. Serious hardship—Clause 17.3.1 is amended by revoking paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

   “(b) would otherwise qualify for a benefit but is not entitled to receive that benefit because:

   (i) the benefit is subject to a Stand Down; or

   (ii) after a date of first contact that applies to him or her and before a decision on his or her application for a benefit is made, he or she has yet to comply with a requirement under section 11D or 96A of the Act and:

   (A) his or her application for a benefit has not lapsed; and

   (B) section 96A(9) of the Act does not apply to him or her; and”.

Explanatory Note

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

This amendment to the Special Needs Grants Programme, which comes into effect on 24 September 2007, provides that recoverable assistance under clause 17 of the programme is available to persons who have made a written or oral request of the department for financial assistance but have yet to complete the requirements of the application process under section 11D or any requirements under section 96A of the Social Security Act 1964. It also corrects minor drafting errors in clause 17.

*New Zealand Gazette, 28 January 1999, No. 8, page 202
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Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

Land Transport New Zealand

Land Transport Rule: Heavy-vehicle Brakes 2006

Approval of Computer Software

Pursuant to subclause 10.6(8) of Land Transport Rule: Heavy-vehicle Brakes 2006 (“the Rule”), and pursuant to the powers delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport, I, Laszlo Andras Hidvegi, Principal Vehicle Engineer, hereby approve the computer software specified in Schedule 1 of this notice for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with the requirements in Schedule 5 of the Rule, subject to the conditions in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1

The Software to be Approved

Title: “Braking System Designer” Knorr-Bremse, Munich
2005/05; K000539.

Version: 7.0, and all subsequent versions.

Schedule 2

The Conditions of the Approval

• Knorr-Bremse provides copies of the subsequent versions of the software to Land Transport New Zealand, together with additional information as it may be necessary, before the subsequent version of the software can be used in New Zealand.

• Knorr-Bremse and its representative in New Zealand will ensure that the software is used only by properly trained and authorised persons in New Zealand, and will