Section 187 — Social Security Act 2018: Interpretation

187 Interpretation In this section and in sections 188 to 190 ,— NZ benefits legislation means all or any of the following enactments: (a) this Act: (b) Part 1 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001: (c) Part 6 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 overseas pension means a benefit, pension, or periodical allowance, or any part of it, that— (a) is granted elsewhere than in New Zealand; and (b) is determined by MSD to be a payment that is part of a programme that— (i) provides benefits, pensions, or periodical allowances for any of the contingencies for which benefits, pensions, or allowances may be paid under NZ benefits legislation; and (ii) is administered by or on behalf of the Government of the country from which the benefit, pension, or periodical allowance is received; and (c) is not a Government occupational pension (as defined in Schedule 2 ); and (d) is not determined by MSD to be in the nature of, and paid for similar purposes as,— (i) compensation for injury or death for which payment could be made under the Accident Compensation Act 2001 if the injury or death had occurred in New Zealand after the commencement of that Act; or (ii) a war pension or allowance granted under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 of a type that would not affect any recipient’s entitlement to a benefit under sections 18 and 199 to 201 of this Act unless the pension or allowance is a pension or payment granted under Part 6 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014; or (iii) a disability allowance. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 70(1), (1A), (1B), (2)