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NZL-1998-L-49723
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Title_of_text
Social Security Amendment Act 1998 (No. 19 of 1998).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
New Zealand
Subjects (Classification)
Social security (general standards)
Adopted on (Date of text)
1998-05-19
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the Social Security Act 1964. The amended provisions regard, inter alia, sickness benefit, disability benefit (assessment of work capacity), and independent youth benefit. A new s. 45 allows the chief executive to require a recipient of invalid's benefit to participate in certain activities, including vocational training, which might improve their chances of finding employment. A new Part 2 provides for a "community wage, " for which unemployed persons who are seeking and are available for work shall be eligible. In order to receive community wage, a recipient must sign a "job seeker contract", which subjects them to a work test.
Partial entry dates region
Date of partial entry into force
1998-07-01
Part 1
Date of partial entry into force
1999-02-01
Part 4 and Schedule 2
Date of partial entry into force
1998-10-01
Part 3 and Schedule 1
Date of partial entry into force
1998-09-01
Part 2
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1964-12-04 (NZL-1964-L-7771)
Social Security Act 1964 (1964 No. 136).
Amended text(s)
1964-12-04 (NZL-1964-L-7771)
Social Security Act 1964 (1964 No. 136).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2001-10-11 (NZL-2001-L-72037)
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 (2001 No. 84).
Amending text(s)
1988-08-31 (NZL-1988-L-88745)
Employment Services and Income Support (Integrated Administration) Act 1998 (1988, No. 96).
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Page range
49 p.