11 Sept 2017
SHEFFIELD-LAMB v THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT [2017] NZHC 2201
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2201
- Court
- High Court
Where an overseas pension is paid under a compulsory state-administered scheme it is analogous to a New Zealand benefit and s70 applies to abate New Zealand Superannuation including accrued arrears; the contributory nature of the UK Additional Pension does not exclude s70 where contributions were compulsory, and the Chief Executive's failure to require an application at age 60 did not change the outcome because any entitlement would have been abated retrospectively.