Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018

Miscellaneous

69: Rights of review and appeal in Part 7 of Social Security Act 2018

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If you get a decision or determination from the Ministry of Social Development under this Act or regulations made under section 74, you have rights. You can find these rights in Part 7 of the Social Security Act 2018. This part of the Act tells you how to review or appeal a decision.

The Social Security Act 2018 explains what you can do if you disagree with a decision, for example, you can look at section 391(1) and section 397(1)(d) of that Act. This information is to help you understand your rights. This section is just to explain things to you.

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Part 9Miscellaneous

69Rights of review and appeal in Part 7 of Social Security Act 2018

  1. This section applies to decisions or determinations of MSD made under any of the provisions of—

  2. this Act; or
    1. regulations made under section 74.
      1. Part 7 of the Social Security Act 2018 gives rights of review and appeal in respect of the decisions or determinations (see, for example, row 1 of the table in section 391(1), and section 397(1)(d), of that Act).

      2. This section is by way of explanation only.