Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill amends the Social Security Act 1964 to correct, with retrospective effect to 3 June 1998, an error in the legislation that does not give effect to the policy intent that a benefit commences on the day after a stand down period ends as opposed to the day on which the stand down period ends.
Act text: Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Act 2015 (legislation.govt.nz)
Procedural notes
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Bill text: Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Act 2015 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
18 November 2015
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2nd reading
Passed
18 November 2015
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3rd reading
Passed
18 November 2015
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Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:01 GMT+00:00)