Section 219 — Social Security Act 2018: General rule: benefit not payable while beneficiary absent from New Zealand

219 General rule: benefit not payable while beneficiary absent from New Zealand (1) For any period during which a person is absent from New Zealand, a benefit is not payable to that person. (2) However, this section does not apply to a benefit payable under— (a) subpart 11 of Part 2 (winter energy payment); or (b) sections 21 to 35 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001; or (c) sections 176 to 196 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014; or (d) any reciprocity agreement with another country adopted by an order made under section 380 . (3) This section is also subject to the exceptions, or other contrary or related provisions, contained in regulations made under section 436 . Compare: 1964 No 136 ss 61FJ(3) , 77 ; 2001 No 84 s 35(2) ; 2014 No 56 s 195(2)