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Social Security Act 2018

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7: Minister may give MSD binding directions

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"The Minister can give the Ministry of Social Development instructions they must follow."

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The Minister can give the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) written directions about their duties and powers under certain laws, including the Social Security Act 2018 and the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001. You need to know that these directions can be general or special, and they are binding on MSD. The Minister's directions cannot override certain other kinds of directions, such as those about preferred suppliers given under section 372 or debt recovery directions given under regulations made under section 444.

MSD must follow all current directions given by the Minister when performing their duties. A direction given by the Minister under this section is considered secondary legislation, which means it has to be published in a certain way, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This helps you understand how the Minister's directions are made and what they mean for MSD.

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Part 1General provisions

7Minister may give MSD binding directions

  1. The Minister may give MSD general or special written directions about MSD’s performing or exercising any duties, functions, or powers of MSD under enactments in, or made under, either or both of this Act and the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001.

  2. Directions given under this section cannot do what is done by the following kinds of directions:

  3. preferred suppliers: transitional or savings provisions directions given under section 372:
    1. debt recovery directions given under regulations made under section 444 (see section 444(1), (2)(c), and (3)).

      1. MSD must, in performing or exercising a duty, function, or power, comply with all relevant current directions given under this section.

      2. A direction under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      3. Repealed
      Compare
      • 1964 No 136 s 5
      Notes
      • Section 7(4): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 7(5): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).