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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Entitlements and related matters - Vocational rehabilitation

91: Conduct of initial occupational assessment

You could also call this:

"How the job expert checks what work you can do after getting hurt"

When an occupational assessor does an initial assessment for you, they need to do a few things. They should look at information from both you and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). The assessor will talk to you about all the different types of work available in New Zealand that might suit you. They'll listen to what you have to say about these jobs too.

When the assessor thinks about what jobs might be good for you, they have to consider how much money you were earning before you got hurt or sick. This is important to make sure the jobs they suggest are fair for you.

The ACC must give the occupational assessor all the important information they have about you for this assessment. This helps the assessor understand your situation better.

Remember, the occupational assessor is there to help figure out what kind of work you might be able to do after your injury or illness. They want to make sure they consider everything that's important to you and your situation.

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Part 4Entitlements and related matters
Vocational rehabilitation

91Conduct of initial occupational assessment

  1. An occupational assessor undertaking an initial occupational assessment must—

  2. take into account information provided by the Corporation and the claimant; and
    1. discuss with the claimant all the types of work that are available in New Zealand and suitable for the claimant; and
      1. consider any comments the claimant makes to the assessor about those types of work.

        1. In considering the suitability of the types of work referred to in subsection (1)(b), the occupational assessor must take into account, among other things, the claimant’s earnings before the claimant’s incapacity.

        2. The Corporation must provide to an occupational assessor all information the Corporation has that is relevant to an initial occupational assessment.

        Notes
        • Section 91(1A): inserted, on , by section 17 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 46).
        • Section 91(1A): amended, on , by section 10 of the Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 51).
        • Section 91(1A): amended, on , by section 11 of the Accident Compensation Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 1).