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Social Security Amendment Act 1985.

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New Zealand
Social security (general standards)
1985-07-08
National
Law, Act

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The Act provides that no instalments of a social security benefit will be paid if the beneficiary is absent from New Zealand for longer than a specified period. For the first 26 weeks of absence, all but sickness, unemployment and emergency benefits will still be payable. However, this entitlement ceases after 30 weeks of absence, unless a derogation has been granted. The case of children being educated abroad, whose parents remain in New Zealand and receive a family benefit, is reserved. Miners receiving a benefit may remain absent from New Zealand for up to two years in the aggregate. The Act repeals and replaces s. 77 of the Social Security Act 1964, which was published in the Legislative Series (LS 1964 - NZ. 1). The new amendment expressly reserves the application on the conventions on Social Security to which New Zealand is a party.

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    3 p.