Health and Disability Services Eligibility Direction




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 52

15 APRIL 2011

Schedule

Definitions and interpretation

1 Definitions

(1) In this direction, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Act means the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000

Australian citizen has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia

child means a person who is under the age of 18 years

Crown funding agreement has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the Act

Department has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Immigration Act 2009

DHB has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the Act

disability support services has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the Act

emergency has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

entitlement has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the Accident Compensation Act 2001

guardian means—

(a) a testamentary guardian within the meaning of section 26 of the Care of Children Act 2004:

(b) a Court-appointed guardian within the meaning of section 27 of that Act:

(c) a person who is treated by the Department as having a dependent child within the meaning of section 4 of the Immigration Act 2009

health services has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the Act

Immigration and Protection Tribunal means the Immigration and Protection Tribunal established by section 217 of the Immigration Act 2009

infectious disease

(a) has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Health Act 1956; and

(b) includes tuberculosis within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Tuberculosis Act 1948

interim visa has the meaning set out in section 80 of the Immigration Act 2009

legally adopting, in relation to a child, means that the child is in the process of being adopted in accordance with the Adoption Act 1955 or the Adoption (Intercountry) Act 1997

maternity-related services means—



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