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Privacy

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Copyright

Crown copyright ©. Material on this website is protected by copyright owned by the Ministry of Social Development on behalf of the Crown. Unless indicated otherwise this material is licensed for re-use under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 International Licence.

In essence, you are free to copy, distribute and adapt the material, as long as you attribute it to the Ministry of Social Development and abide by the other licence terms. Please note that this licence does not apply to any logos, emblems, trademarks, photography or imagery on the website or to the website’s design elements. Those specific items may not be re-used without express permission.

Disclaimer

The information provided on this Ministry of Social Development website is intended to provide general information to the public and all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure that the information set out in this website is accurate. However, visitors to this website are advised that:

  • The contents of this website should not be construed as legal advice. Before relying on any information in this website users should independently verify its relevance for their purposes.
  • The Ministry may change, delete, add to, or otherwise amend information contained on this website without notice.
  • The Ministry is not responsible for the contents or reliability of any linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing is for convenience only and should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. The Ministry cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and has no control over availability of the linked pages.