Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister for Social Development and Employment establishes and approves the following amendment to the Defence Force Allowance Programme (as established and approved on 29 October 1999).
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of April 2006.
DAVID BENSON-POPE, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title—This amendment is the Defence Force Allowance Amendment 2006.
2. Commencement—This amendment comes into effect on the day after the date on which the Minister approves it, and applies from the date of deployment of any of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel to whom it applies.
3. Programme amended—This amendment amends the Defence Force Allowance Programme.
4. Amending Schedule—The Schedule is amended by adding the following paragraphs:
“ 67. NZDF personnel deployed inhigh risk operations in supportof “Operation SUDDEN” with a high environmental factor. NZ$110.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
68. NZDF personnel deployed inhigh risk operations in supportof “Operation SUDDEN” with a medium environmental factor. NZ$110.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
69. NZDF personnel deployed inhigh risk operations in supportof “Operation SUDDEN” with no environmental factor. NZ$100.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
70. NZDF personnel deployed in medium risk operations in support of “Operation SUDDEN” with a high environmental factor. NZ$75.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
71. NZDF personnel deployed in medium risk operations in support of “Operation SUDDEN” with a medium environmental factor. NZ$75.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
72. NZDF personnel deployed in medium risk operations in support of “Operation SUDDEN” with no environmental factor. NZ$65.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
73. NZDF personnel deployed inlow risk operations in supportof “Operation SUDDEN” with a high environmental factor. NZ$45.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
74. NZDF personnel deployed inlow risk operations in supportof “Operation SUDDEN” with a medium environmental factor. NZ$45.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.
75. NZDF personnel deployed inlow risk operations in supportof “Operation SUDDEN” with no environmental factor. NZ$35.00 per day If the person is not receiving a Mission Subsistence Allowance from the United Nations, an amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by thechief executive based on the location of deploymentand the level of cost for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5.”
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Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the amendment, but is intended to explain its general effect.
This amendment to the Defence Force Allowance Programme extends the programme to allow payment of operational
and incidental allowances to New Zealand Defence Force personnel serving overseas on operations in support of
“Operation SUDDEN”.