Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2021
Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2021
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Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2021
Version as at 1 January 2023

Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2021
(LI 2021/19)
Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2021: revoked, on 1 January 2023, by Schedule 1 clause 6(5) of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 22nd day of February 2021
Present:
The Right Hon Jacinda Ardern presiding in Council
Note
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Social Development.
These regulations are made under—
(a)
section 645 of the Education and Training Act 2020 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(b)
clause 6(1)(b) of Schedule 1 of the Education and Training Act 2020—
(i)
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(ii)
on the recommendation of the Minister of Education made after being satisfied of the matters in clause 6(2) of Schedule 1 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2021.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 April 2021.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Student Allowances Regulations 1998 (the principal regulations).
4 Schedule 2 amended
In each provision of Schedule 2 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.
Schedule Schedule 2 amended
| Provision amended | Old amount ($) | New amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Clause 1 heading | 449.16 | 454.36 |
| Clause 1(1) | 449.16 | 454.36 |
| Clause 1(1), table, item 1(a) | 553.87 | 560.53 |
| Clause 1(1), table, item 1(b) | 585.98 | 593.01 |
| Clause 1(1), table, item 2(a) | 310.51 | 314.36 |
| Clause 1(1), table, item 2(b) | 459.25 | 464.82 |
| Clause 1(1), table, item 3(a) | 265.81 | 268.88 |
| Clause 1(1), table, item 3(b) | 297.62 | 301.31 |
| Clause 1(1), table, item 4(a) | 265.81 | 268.88 |
| Clause 1(1), table, item 4(b) | 281.58 | 285.10 |
| Clause 1(2) | 224.58 | 227.18 |
| Clause 2 heading | 449.16 | 454.36 |
| Clause 2 heading | 935.46 | 946.26 |
| Clause 2(1) | 449.16 | 454.36 |
| Clause 2(1), table, item 1(a) | 148.40 | 150.11 |
| Clause 2(1), table, item 1(b) | 192.38 | 194.60 |
| Clause 2(1), table, item 2(a) | 177.99 | 180.04 |
| Clause 2(1), table, item 2(b)(i) | 163.21 | 165.09 |
| Clause 2(1), table, item 2(b)(ii) | 177.99 | 180.04 |
| Clause 2(1), table, item 3(a) | 221.99 | 224.55 |
| Clause 2(1), table, item 3(b)(i) | 207.18 | 209.58 |
| Clause 2(1), table, item 3(b)(ii) | 221.99 | 224.55 |
| Clause 2(2) | 224.58 | 227.18 |
| Clause 2(3) | 935.46 | 946.26 |
| Clause 3(1), table, item 1 | 459.25 | 464.82 |
| Clause 3(1), table, item 2 | 310.51 | 314.36 |
| Clause 3(1), table, item 3 | 257.51 | 260.48 |
| Clause 3(1), table, item 4 | 265.81 | 268.88 |
| Clause 3(1), table, item 5 | 224.35 | 226.94 |
| Clause 3(2) | 224.58 | 227.18 |
| Clause 3(3) | 1,094.01 | 1,106.64 |
| Clause 4(1) | 265.81 | 268.88 |
| Clause 4(2) | 224.58 | 227.18 |
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 2021, amend the Student Allowances Regulations 1998 to increase the rates of the basic grants and independent circumstances grants, and to raise income thresholds. The new rates reflect a 1.15% increase in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index from the December 2019 quarter to the December 2020 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 2019.
Date of notification in Gazette: 25 February 2021.
Notes
1 General
This is a consolidation of the Student Allowances Amendment Regulations 2021 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.
2 Legal status
A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.
Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.
3 Editorial and format changes
The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.
4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation
Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38): Schedule 1 clause 6(5)
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