List of amendments
Unofficial consolidated version of the Ministerial Direction on Debt Recovery
-- as at 1 April 2026
Below is a list of amendments to the direction, starting with the most recent.
Source | Notes |
Instrument amending Ministerial Directions and Welfare Programmes 2026 Gazette notice: Effective date: 1 April 2026 | This instrument, which comes into force on 1 April 2026, amends a number of Ministerial Directions and Ministerial welfare programmes under the Social Security Act 2018: Clause 4 and Schedule 1:
Clause 4 and Schedule 2:
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Instrument amending Ministerial Directions and Welfare Programmes (No 2) 2018 Gazette notice: Effective date: 26 November 2018 | This instrument, which is made under sections 7 and 101 of the Social Security Act 2018 (the Act) and regulations 90 and 211 of the Social Security Regulations 2018 and comes into force on 26 November 2018, amends the Ministerial directions and welfare programmes under the Social Security Act 1964 (and saved by Schedule 1 of the Act) that are listed in the Schedule of this instrument in the manner set out in that Schedule. The amendments update references to provisions of the Social Security Act 1964 to equivalent provisions of the Act or the Social Security Regulations 2018 and for changes of language in the Act. It also revokes a spent direction and welfare programme. |
Ministerial Direction on Debt Recovery Amendment 2016 Gazette notice: Effective date: 19 January 2017 | This instrument amends the Ministerial Direction on Debt Recovery under the Social Security Act 1964 to generally require consideration of the debtor's financial circumstances in determining the amount to be deducted using a deduction notice. An amendment is also made to only require the amount in the debtor's banks accounts to be checked before issuing a deduction notice if the deduction notice is to be issued to a bank. |
Ministerial Direction on Debt Recovery Amendment 2015 Gazette notice: Effective date: 31 July 2015 | This instrument comes into force on 31 July 2015. It amends the Ministerial Direction on Debt Recovery under the Social Security Act. The effect of this instrument is to make changes to the requirements for issuing deduction notices. The number of written notices that must be sent to an unresponsive debtor before a deduction notice may be issued is reduced from 3 to 2 (the overall timeframe, from the date when the first written notice is sent and the date when a deduction notice may be issued, is also reduced by one week). The requirements for determining the amount of the lump sum or instalments are reworded, to make it clearer that the chief executive is not required to recheck the debtor’s bank balances and outgoings every time an instalment is deducted. The consent of the debtor required to waive the application of clause 6(2) to (6) to the issue of a deduction notice is also amended to include an oral consent that the Ministry of Social Development has confirmed in writing. |
