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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Entitlements and related matters - Vocational independence

109: When claimant's vocational independence to be assessed

You could also call this:

"When ACC checks if you can work"

You can expect the Corporation to check your vocational independence at reasonable times. Vocational independence means your ability to work.

The Corporation must check your vocational independence again if they had previously decided you could work, and they think your ability to work might have gotten worse because of the injuries they looked at before.

You can give the Corporation information to help them decide if they need to check your vocational independence again.

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Part 4Entitlements and related matters
Vocational independence

109When claimant's vocational independence to be assessed

  1. The Corporation may determine the claimant's vocational independence at such reasonable intervals as the Corporation considers appropriate.

  2. However, the Corporation must determine the claimant's vocational independence again if—

  3. the Corporation has previously determined that the claimant had—
    1. vocational independence under this section; or
      1. a capacity for work under section 89 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998; or
        1. a capacity for work under section 51 of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992; and
        2. the Corporation believes, or has reasonable grounds for believing, that the claimant's vocational independence or capacity for work may have deteriorated due to the injuries that were assessed in the previous vocational independence or capacity for work assessment.

          1. The claimant may give the Corporation information to assist the Corporation to reach a belief under subsection (2)(b).

          Notes
          • Section 109(2)(b): amended, on , by section 23 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act (No 2) 2005 (2005 No 45).