War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2013
War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2013: revoked, on 1 April 2014, by clause 6 of the War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014 (LI 2014/60).
Reprint
as at 1 April 2014
War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2013
(SR 2013/30)
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 25th day of February 2013
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2013: revoked, on 1 April 2014, by clause 6 of the War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014 (LI 2014/60).
Note
Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.
Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
This order is administered by the New Zealand Defence Force.
Pursuant to sections 74C and 75C of the War Pensions Act 1954, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.
Contents
3 Date from which order to have effect
4 Increasing rates of pensions, lump sum payments, and allowances to reflect changes in Consumers Price Index (All Groups)
5 Further increases to certain amounts
Schedule 1
Increases to rates of pensions, lump sum payments, and allowances payable under War Pensions Act 1954
Schedule 2
Further increases to rates of veterans' pensions payable under War Pensions Act 1954
Order
1 Title
This order is the War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2013.
2 Commencement
-
(1) This order (except clause 5 and Schedule 2) comes into force on 1 April 2013.
(2) Clause 5 and Schedule 2 come into force immediately after the commencement of the rest of this order.
Order: validated and confirmed, on 18 December 2013, by section 15 of the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2013 (2013 No 142).
3 Date from which order to have effect
This order has effect from 31 March 2013 (that is to say, at the beginning of 1 April 2013).
4 Increasing rates of pensions, lump sum payments, and allowances to reflect changes in Consumers Price Index (All Groups)
-
(1) In each provision of the War Pensions Act 1954 listed in column 1 of Schedule 1, replace the amount opposite that provision in column 2 with the amount opposite that provision in column 3.
(2) The amendments made by subclause (1) to Schedule 12 of the War Pensions Act 1954 apply only in respect of people who die on or after 1 April 2013.
5 Further increases to certain amounts
-
(1) In the War Pensions Act 1954, Schedule 11, clauses 1(a) to (c) and 2(a) and (b) (as replaced by clause 4(1) and Schedule 1 of this order), increase those amounts in the manner provided in subclause (2) of this clause.
(2) In each provision of Schedule 11 of the War Pensions Act 1954 listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 of this order, replace the amount opposite that provision in column 2 with the amount opposite that provision in column 3.
6 Revocation
The War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2012 (SR 2012/26) is revoked.
Schedule 1 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provision amended | Amount replaced ($) | Replacement amount ($) |
| Schedule 1 | ||
| Clause 1 | 202.57 | 214.00 |
| Clause 2 | 121.54 | 128.40 |
| Clause 3(a) | 22.59 | 22.73 |
| Clause 3(b) | 21.80 | 21.93 |
| Clause 3(c) | 15.79 | 15.89 |
| Clause 3(d) | 15.79 | 15.89 |
| Clause 3(e) | 15.79 | 15.89 |
| Schedule 2 | ||
| Clause 1 | 375.18 | 377.47 |
| Schedule 4 | ||
| Clause 1 | 149.43 | 157.86 |
| Clause 2(a) | 158.67 | 159.64 |
| Clause 2(b) | 25.27 | 25.42 |
| Schedule 5 | ||
| Clause 1 | 9.35 | 9.41 |
| Clause 2 | 125.15 | 125.91 |
| Schedule 11 | ||
| Clause 1(a) | 400.07 | 402.55 |
| Clause 1(b) | 367.45 | 369.77 |
| Clause 1(c) | 302.40 | 304.39 |
| Clause 2(a) | 604.80 | 608.78 |
| Clause 2(b) | 572.58 | 576.40 |
| Schedule 12 | ||
| Clause 1(a) | 14,316.63 | 14,403.96 |
| Clause 1(b) | 5,678.00 | 5,712.64 |
| Clause 1(c) | 4,329.64 | 4,356.05 |
Schedule 2 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provision amended | Amount replaced ($) | Replacement amount ($) |
| Schedule 11 | ||
| Clause 1(a) | 402.55 | 410.32 |
| Clause 1(b) | 369.77 | 377.05 |
| Clause 1(c) | 304.39 | 310.34 |
| Clause 2(a) | 608.78 | 620.68 |
| Clause 2(b) | 576.40 | 587.46 |
Michael Webster,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order, which comes into force on 1 April 2013, amends the War Pensions Act 1954 in 2 ways.
First, clause 4 and Schedule 1 increase the following by 0.61% (reflecting the increase in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups) excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products):
the maximum rate of a disablement pension:
the maximum rate of an additional pension for severe disablement:
clothing allowances:
the maximum rate of allowance for the services of attendants for disabled pensioners:
the maximum rate of surviving spouses' or surviving partners' pensions:
the maximum rates of additional parents' allowances payable to a surviving spouse or surviving partner:
the maximum rate of children's pensions in ordinary cases:
the maximum rate of war orphans' pensions:
the maximum rates of veterans' pensions:
the maximum payments on the death of a veteran or a veteran's spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner.
Secondly, clause 5 and Schedule 2 make some additional increases to figures already increased by clause 4 and Schedule 1 in order to honour the Government's commitments in relation to the level of veterans' pensions.
Date of notification in Gazette: 28 February 2013.
Reprints notes
1 General
This is a reprint of the War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2013 that incorporates all the amendments to that order as at the date of the last amendment to it.
2 Legal status
Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.
3 Editorial and format changes
Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sections 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012. See also http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/
.
4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint
-
War Pensions (Rates of Pensions, Lump Sum Payments, and Allowances) Order 2014 (LI 2014/60): clause 6
Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Act 2013 (2013 No 142): section 15