Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2017
Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2017
Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2017: revoked, on 1 April 2018, by regulation 6 of the Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/24).
Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2017
Reprint as at 1 April 2018

Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2017
(LI 2017/34)
Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2017: revoked, on 1 April 2018, by regulation 6 of the Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/24).
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 27th day of February 2017
Present:
The Right Hon Bill English presiding in Council
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.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.
These regulations are made under section 303 of the Education Act 1989 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2017.
2 Commencement
By virtue of section 303(3E) of the Education Act 1989, these regulations come into force on 1 April 2017.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Student Allowances Regulations 1998 (the principal regulations).
4 Schedule 2 amended
In each provision of Schedule 2 of the principal regulations listed in the first column of the Schedule of these regulations, replace the amount set out opposite that provision in the second column with the amount set out opposite that provision in the third column.
5 Revocation
The Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/35) are revoked.
Schedule Amendments to Schedule 2 of principal regulations
| Provisions amended | Old amount ($) | New amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Clause 1 heading | 423.92 | 428.60 |
| Clause 1(1) | 423.92 | 428.60 |
| Clause 1(1) table, item 1(a) | 401.64 | 406.32 |
| Clause 1(1) table, item 1(b) | 431.94 | 436.96 |
| Clause 1(1) table, item 2(a) | 234.78 | 237.37 |
| Clause 1(1) table, item 2(b) | 372.28 | 376.64 |
| Clause 1(1) table, item 3(a) | 195.64 | 197.80 |
| Clause 1(1) table, item 3(b) | 223.58 | 226.04 |
| Clause 1(1) table, item 4(a) | 195.64 | 197.80 |
| Clause 1(1) table, item 4(b) | 209.61 | 211.92 |
| Clause 1(2) | 211.96 | 214.30 |
| Clause 2 heading | 423.92 | 428.60 |
| Clause 2 heading | 882.98 | 892.72 |
| Clause 2(1) | 423.92 | 428.60 |
| Clause 2(1) table, item 1(a) | 84.83 | 85.77 |
| Clause 2(1) table, item 1(b) | 126.35 | 126.69 |
| Clause 2(1) table, item 2(a) | 112.76 | 114.00 |
| Clause 2(1) table, item 2(b)(i) | 98.79 | 99.88 |
| Clause 2(1) table, item 2(b)(ii) | 112.76 | 114.00 |
| Clause 2(1) table, item 3(a) | 154.28 | 155.98 |
| Clause 2(1) table, item 3(b)(i) | 140.31 | 141.85 |
| Clause 2(1) table, item 3(b)(ii) | 154.28 | 155.98 |
| Clause 2(2) | 211.96 | 214.30 |
| Clause 2(3) | 882.98 | 892.72 |
| Clause 3(1) table, item 1 | 372.28 | 376.64 |
| Clause 3(1) table, item 2 | 234.78 | 237.37 |
| Clause 3(1) table, item 3 | 187.81 | 189.88 |
| Clause 3(1) table, item 4 | 195.64 | 197.80 |
| Clause 3(1) table, item 5 | 156.51 | 158.23 |
| Clause 3(2) | 211.96 | 214.30 |
| Clause 4(1) | 195.64 | 197.80 |
| Clause 4(2) | 211.96 | 214.30 |
Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 April 2017, amend Schedule 2 of the Student Allowances Regulations 1998. They increase the rates of the basic grants and independent circumstances grants, and the income thresholds, to reflect a 1.10% increase in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index from the December 2015 quarter to the December 2016 quarter (calculated for all quarters using the New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups), excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products).
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 2 March 2017.
Reprints notes
1 General
This is a reprint of the Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2017 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.
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
Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/24): regulation 6