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Social Security Act 2018

Administration - Notices and communications, services, and preferred suppliers - Administration services provided by contracted service providers

375: Administration service providers: adoption of existing contracts

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“MSD can update old agreements to work with new rules”

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) can make old contracts work with the new law. If MSD made an agreement with someone before 27 July 2012, they can decide together to use the new rules. This means the old contract will work as if it was made under the new law. But this only applies to parts of the contract that fit with the new rules. Once they agree to use the new rules, the contract will be treated as if it was made under the new law from the start.

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Notices and communications, services, and preferred suppliers: Administration services provided by contracted service providers

375Administration service providers: adoption of existing contracts

  1. This section applies to a contract that MSD entered into with another party before 27 July 2012 (which is the date on which section 21 of the Social Security (Youth Support and Work Focus) Amendment Act 2012 came into force).

  2. MSD may agree in writing with the other party to the contract that this Act applies to the contract (to the extent that it was capable of being entered into under section 373) as if it had been entered into under section 373.

  3. After an agreement under this section takes effect, this Act applies to the contract (to the extent that it was capable of being entered into under section 373) as if it had been entered into under section 373.

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