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Section 19 — Social Security Act 2018: General limitation on receiving benefit: persons unlawfully resident or present in New Zealand and persons holding temporary entry class visa

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19 General limitation on receiving benefit: persons unlawfully resident or present in New Zealand and persons holding temporary entry class visa (1) A person is not entitled or eligible to receive a benefit if the person is— (a) unlawfully resident or present in New Zealand; or (b) lawfully resident or present in New Zealand but only by virtue of holding a temporary entry class visa. (2) This section is subject to section 205 . Compare: 1964 No 136 s 74A(1)

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