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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC 10/2015; [2015] NZSC 139
20 August; 24 September 2015
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, Arnold and O’Regan JJ
SC 10/2015; [2015] NZSC 139
20 August; 24 September 2015
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, Arnold and O’Regan JJ
Social security, pensions and superannuation — New Zealand superannuation — Eligibility — Whether applicant ordinarily resident in New Zealand at time of application — Missionary absent overseas for 19 years — Intention to return to New Zealand at some time in future — New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001, ss 8, 9 and 10.
Statutes — Interpretation — “Ordinarily resident in New Zealand” undefined — Whether meaning depended upon statutory context — Whether included extended definitions in other statutes — New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001, ss 8, 9 and 10.