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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Entitlements and related matters - General provisions

129: Payment for attendant care to claimant outside New Zealand

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“Getting paid for help when you're outside New Zealand”

If you need attendant care and you’re outside of New Zealand, the Corporation will pay for it. However, they will only pay for up to 28 days during each time you’re outside the country. The amount they’ll pay is the same as what you would have received if you were still in New Zealand. This means that even when you’re in another country, you can still get help with your care, but only for a limited time.

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Part 4 Entitlements and related matters
General provisions

129Payment for attendant care to claimant outside New Zealand

  1. The Corporation is liable to pay for attendant care for a claimant who is entitled to receive attendant care and who is outside New Zealand.

  2. However, the Corporation is not required to pay for attendant care for longer than 28 days in each period during which the claimant is outside New Zealand.

  3. The Corporation is liable to pay the amount that the claimant would have received if he or she had been in New Zealand during the period he or she is outside New Zealand.

Notes
  • Section 129(2): amended, on , by section 60(7) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act (No 2) 2005 (2005 No 45).