14 APRIL 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 51

affected area means the district of the Christchurch City Council

applicant:

(a) means a person who has applied or on whose behalf an application has been made for assistance under this programme; and

(b) where the context requires, includes a person who has been granted assistance under this programme

business includes any profession, trade, or undertaking carried on for profit

Canterbury earthquake means the earthquake that occurred on 4 September 2010 in Canterbury, and includes all of its aftershocks

earthquake job loss cover means the special assistance under the Earthquake Job Loss Cover Programme established and approved on 1 March 2011 under section 124(1)(d) of the Act

individual support payments means the special assistance under clause 8 of this programme

earthquake support subsidy means the employment assistance provided by the department on and after 1 March 2011 to subsidise the payment of wages or salary to staff of certain businesses adversely affected by the 22 February aftershock

lost:

(a) in relation to employment:

(i) means termination of that employment because the employee’s position has or will become surplus to the employer’s needs; and

(ii) includes reduction of hours of employment;

and

(b) in relation to self-employment:

(i) means cessation of self-employment;

and

(ii) includes reduction of hours of self-employment

qualifying employment means full-time employment or part-time work; and qualifying self-employment has a corresponding meaning

specified area means:

(a) the districts of the following territorial authorities:

(i) Ashburton District Council;

(ii) Christchurch City Council;

(iii) Hurunui District Council;

(iv) Kaikoura District Council;

(v) Mackenzie District Council;

(vi) Selwyn District Council;

(vii) Timaru District Council;

(viii) Waimakariri District Council;

(ix) Waimate District Council; and

(b) that part of the district of the Waitaki District Council as is within the area of the Canterbury Regional Council.

specified benefit means an unemployment benefit, a sickness benefit, a widow’s benefit, a domestic purposes benefit, an invalid’s benefit, an independent youth benefit, or an emergency benefit.

(2) Terms otherwise defined in section 3(1) of the Act have the same meanings in this programme.

6. Application of the Act—(1) Sections 12, 62, 63, 63A, 74, 74A, 76, 77, 81, 82 (except 82(6) to (6D)), 83, 84 and 86J apply to the following as if the special assistance under this programme were a benefit:

(a) This programme;

(b) an applicant; and

(c) an applicant’s spouse or partner (if any).

(2) Nothing in subclause (1) affects the application of any other provision of the Act.

7. Application requirements—Individual support payments must not be granted to an applicant unless the department has received:

(a) an application form (provided by the chief executive for the purpose) completed by or on behalf of the applicant and his or her spouse or partner (if any) to the chief executive’s satisfaction; and

(b) any supporting evidence reasonably required by the chief executive.

8. Individual support payments—(1) Subclause (2) applies to a person who:

(a) has lost qualifying employment in the affected area as a result of damage or loss of access to the business premises of, or loss of business or trade by, the person’s employer arising from the 22 February aftershock; or

(b) has lost employment or self-employment from a business that has been receiving the earthquake support subsidy; or

(c) is a self-employed person and has lost qualifying self-employment in the affected area because of damage or loss of access to business premises or loss of business or trade arising from the 22 February aftershock; or

(d) has been receiving earthquake job loss cover.

(2) Except as provided in subclause (3), an applicant to whom this subclause applies is entitled to receive individual support payments if the chief executive is satisfied that:

(a) the applicant has been granted and is receiving a specified benefit; and

(b) the applicant resides in the specified area; and

(c) the applicant’s application for individual support payments was received no later than the day that is six weeks after 18 April 2011.

(3) If an applicant who is married, in a civil union or in a de facto relationship is granted individual support payments under subclause (2), his or her spouse or partner is not entitled to be granted individual support payments.

9. Rate of individual support payments—The amount of individual support payments is:

(a) for a single person without dependent children, $50.00 a week;

(b) for a sole parent, $80.00 a week plus $10.00 a week in respect of each dependent child of the person but not more than $110.00 a week; and

(c) for a person who is married, in a civil union or in a de facto relationship, $80.00 a week plus $10.00 a week in respect of each dependent child of the person but not more than $110.00 a week.

10. Commencement of payments—Individual support payments commence on the latest of the following dates: