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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Management of the Scheme - Accredited employers

184: Accreditation agreements

You could also call this:

"Special deals between employers and ACC about paying for worker injuries"

An accreditation agreement is a special arrangement between an employer and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). This agreement can say that you, as an employer, might have to pay for some or all of the costs when your workers get hurt at work. In return, ACC will ask you to pay less money for accident insurance.

Sometimes, the agreement might say that when you make decisions about a worker's injury, it's the same as if ACC made those decisions. This means your choices are treated as official ACC decisions.

The agreement can also talk about money. You might be able to get some money back from insurance companies, other employers with similar agreements, or ACC. This could happen for injuries that develop slowly over time or for injuries that happen after an earlier accident.

In the same way, you might need to give money to insurance companies, other employers, or ACC in some situations. All of this follows the rules set out in the accident compensation law.

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Part 6Management of the Scheme
Accredited employers

184Accreditation agreements

  1. An accreditation agreement may provide that—

  2. the employer is liable for some or all of the cost of providing entitlements in relation to work-related personal injuries suffered by the employer's employees in that employer's employment; and
    1. in return, the Corporation will charge the employer reduced levies in relation to those work-related personal injuries on the basis set out in the framework; and
      1. some decisions of an employer in relation to a work-related personal injury that are made under an accreditation agreement are, for the purposes of this Act, to be regarded as decisions of the Corporation.

        1. An accreditation agreement may provide for an accredited employer to recover contributions from insurers, other accredited employers, and the Corporation, in accordance with this Act (for example, in the case of gradual process injuries and subsequent injuries).

        2. An accreditation agreement may similarly provide for an accredited employer to make contributions to insurers, other accredited employers, and the Corporation, in accordance with this Act.