4 Sept 2019
MEDERO v MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT [2019] NZHC 2204
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 2204
- Court
- High Court
The Order and Agreement do not extend the emergency benefit to New Zealand citizens resident in Australia; the appellant lacked "working age residence" in New Zealand so any SLPO calculation produced a nil entitlement; although the Authority misstated that medical verification was lacking, that factual point did not affect the legal outcome; any prima facie discrimination on age and disability grounds was justified under s5 NZBORA by the legitimate reciprocal policy objectives and the Order was not ultra vires the enabling statute; appeal dismissed.