Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment establishes and approves the following Amendment to the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme (as established and approved on 19 December 1998).
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of March 2002.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title-(1) This is the Childcare Assistance Amendment 2002.
(2) In this Amendment, the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme is called "the programme".
2. Commencement-This Amendment comes into effect on 1 April 2002.
3. Increasing rates of Childcare and OSCAR Subsidies-(1) Each provision of Schedule 1 of the Programme listed in the first column of Schedule 1 is amended by omitting every expression set out opposite to it in the second column, and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in the third column.
(2) Each provision of Schedule 2 of the Programme listed in the first column of Schedule 2 is amended by omitting every expression set out opposite to it in the second column, and substituting in each case the expression set out opposite to it in the third column.
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Schedules
Schedule 1 Clause 1
AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE 1 OF THE
CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE WELFARE PROGRAMME
Provisions
Amended Expressions
Omitted
$ Expressions Substituted
$
Clause 1 (a) 2.34 2.47
Clause 1 (b) 1.69 1.72
Clause 1 (c) 0.93 0.95
Clause 2 (a) 2.43 2.47
Clause 2 (b) 1.69 1.72
Clause 2 (c) 0.93 0.95
Clause 3 (a) 2.43 2.47
Clause 3 (b) 1.69 1.72
Clause 3 (c) 0.93 0.95
Schedule 2 Clause 2
AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE 2 OF THE
CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE WELFARE PROGRAMME
Provisions
Amended Expressions
Omitted
$ Expressions Substituted
$
Clause 1 (a) 1.88 1.91
Clause 1 (b) 1.31 1.33
Clause 1 (c) 0.73 0.74
Clause 2 (a) 1.88 1.91
Clause 2 (b) 1.31 1.33
Clause 2 (c) 0.73 0.74
Clause 3 (a) 1.88 1.91
Clause 3 (b) 1.31 1.33
Clause 3 (c) 0.73 0.74
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Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to explain their general effect.
This Amendment makes changes to the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme under section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964.
Clause 3 amends the rates of Childcare Subsidy and OSCAR Subsidy to take into account a CPI increase of 1.82%.
The Amendment comes into effect 1 April 2002.