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Ministerial Direction on Debt Recovery

Unofficial consolidated version of the Ministerial Direction on Debt Recovery
-- as at 1 April 2026

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of June 2014

Hon Paula Bennett, Minister for Social Development

To: The chief executive of the Ministry of Social Development

Pursuant to sections 5 and 86(1BC) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister for Social Development gives the following direction.

This direction is saved by clause 43 of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Act 2018 as if it were a direction given to MSD under regulations made under section 444 of the Act.

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Interpretation

4 Rate and method of recovery

5 Deferral of recovery

6 Deduction notices

7 Ministerial direction in relation to debt deduction notices consequentially revoked

Explanatory note

List of amendments

Gazette notice: Number 4199, dated 10 July 2014