What the official record says
This Act is the Social Security (Stopping Benefit Payments for Offenders who Repeatedly Fail to Comply with Community Sentences) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Social Security Act 1964 (the ). The purpose of this Act is enable the Department of Corrections to instruct the Ministry of Social Development to withhold all or part of a person’s benefit where that person has repeatedly failed to comply with a community-based sentence. After section 181 insert: This Part applies to any person currently serving a community-based sentence, as defined by section 44 of the Sentencing Act 2002, who receives a benefit under this Act. For the purposes of this Part, does not include New Zealand superannuation