Subpart 1—Introduction
Guide to this Part
104
What this Part does
105
Failure to comply with obligation under this Part
Subpart 2—MSD’s obligations
Steps to make people affected aware of their obligations, etc
106
MSD must make people affected aware of their obligations, consequences of non-compliance, and their review and appeal rights
Steps to explain overseas absence rules
107
MSD must explain rules relating to absence from New Zealand
Steps to assist compliance with overseas pensions obligations
108
MSD must assist in relation to obtaining overseas pension, etc
Subpart 3—Beneficiaries’ obligations
Beneficiaries: general and specific obligations
109
Outline of beneficiary’s general and specific obligations
110
When obligations apply
General obligations: holding, and giving details of, bank account
111
Beneficiary must hold, and give MSD details of, bank account
General obligations: supplying tax file number
112
Beneficiary must supply tax file number
General obligations: notification of change of circumstances
113
Beneficiary must notify change of circumstances
Specific obligations: notification of absence from New Zealand
114
Obligation to notify absence from New Zealand
Specific obligations: work ability assessment
115
Obligation to undergo work ability assessment
116
Persons subject to work ability assessment
117
Persons not subject to work ability assessment
118
Work ability assessment
119
Person who fails to comply with requirement to undergo work ability assessment is subject to sanction
Specific obligations: work preparation
120
Work-preparation obligations
121
Persons subject to work-preparation obligations
122
Persons not subject to work-preparation obligations
123
Persons subject to work-preparation obligations if sufficient capacity to comply
124
General obligation to take all steps to prepare for employment
125
Work-preparation obligations as required by MSD
126
Person who fails to comply with work-preparation obligation subject to sanction
127
Obligations in relation to dependent children
128
Obligations of beneficiary in relation to dependent children
129
Obligations of spouse or partner of beneficiary in relation to dependent children of beneficiary
130
Obligations of spouse or partner of beneficiary in relation to dependent children of spouse or partner
131
Attendance of dependent child aged 3 to 5 years at early childhood education programme
132
Attendance of dependent child aged 5 or 6 years at early childhood education programme or registered school
133
Attendance of dependent child aged 6 to 15 years at registered school
134
Health care enrolment and compliance with core health checks
135
Interviews and reporting
136
Person who fails to comply with obligations in relation to dependent children is subject to sanction
137
Definitions and attendance: regulations made under section 430
Specific obligations: work-test obligations
138
Work-test obligations
139
Purpose of sections 140 to 154
140
Persons subject to work-test obligations
141
Jobseeker support: work capacity determination and work test
142
Person not subject to work-test obligations
143
Time when work-test obligation applies
144
General obligation to be available for suitable employment, etc
145
Meaning of suitable employment
146
Work-test obligations as required by MSD
147
Obligation to undertake and pass drug test
148
Compliant drug test defined
149
Failing drug test
150
Use of drug test result
151
Costs of drug test
152
Definitions for drug-testing provisions
153
Person who fails to comply with work-test obligations is subject to sanction
154
Deemed failure to comply with work-test obligation
Deferral of work-test obligations
155
Deferral of work-test obligations
156
Effect of deferral of work-test obligations
Exemptions: work-preparation, work-test, and other obligations
157
Regulations may specify categories of exempt persons and grounds for exemption
158
MSD may grant exemption from work-preparation, work-test, or other obligation
159
Donors of qualifying organs exempt from work-preparation, worktest, or other obligation while recuperating
160
Procedure for grant of exemption
161
Person who fails to comply with requirement to attend interview is subject to sanction
Specific obligations: young person granted youth support payment
162
Obligations of young person granted youth support payment
163
When education obligation or training obligation begins for young parent
Specific obligations: social obligations of young person granted young parent payment
164
Obligations of young person granted young parent payment
Specific obligations: young person aged 18 or 19 years who is receiving jobseeker support and who is at significant risk of longterm welfare dependency
165
Young person aged 18 or 19 years who is receiving jobseeker support in young person’s own right and who is at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency
Obligations of, and incentives for, young person who is spouse or partner of beneficiary
166
Young person aged 16 or 17 years who has no dependent child and who is spouse or partner of specified beneficiary
167
Young person aged 16 to 19 years who has dependent child and who is spouse or partner of specified beneficiary
168
Young person aged 18 or 19 years, who is receiving jobseeker support as spouse or partner of person granted that benefit, or who is work-tested spouse or partner of specified beneficiary, and who is at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency
169
Interpretation
Specific obligations: obligation to work with contracted service providers
170
Obligation to work with contracted service providers
171
Person who fails to comply with requirement under section 170(2) subject to sanction
General obligations: obligations in relation to overseas pensions
172
Interpretation
173
Applicant for benefit, etc, to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension
174
MSD may give notice requiring person to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension
175
MSD may give notice requiring person to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension for dependant
176
Failure to comply with MSD’s notice given under section 174 or 175
177
Applicant for benefit must provide information as to rate of overseas pension
178
MSD may give notice requiring beneficiary to provide information as to rate of overseas pension
179
Failure to comply with MSD’s notice given under section 178
180
Meaning of rate
Miscellaneous
181
Application of health and safety legislation, etc
182
Obligations suspended where MSD has exercised discretion to pay benefit while beneficiary overseas
