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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Management of the Scheme - Purchase of weekly compensation by self-employed persons

210: Effect of agreement

You could also call this:

"Agreement lets self-employed people get money if they're hurt and can't work"

If you're self-employed and you buy weekly compensation under section 209, you can get money if you get hurt and can't work. Here's how it works:

You can get weekly compensation if you get hurt during the time you've agreed to buy it, and if you're covered for that injury under Part 2 of the law.

If you get hurt during the time you've bought compensation, but you can't work later when your agreement is over, you can still get money. You'll get the amount you agreed to in your most recent agreement. If you don't have a current agreement, you'll get an amount worked out using Schedule 1 of the law.

When you buy weekly compensation as a self-employed person, you get paid based on what you agreed to in your contract. Parts 2 and 4 of Schedule 1 only apply if your agreement says they do.

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Part 6Management of the Scheme
Purchase of weekly compensation by self-employed persons

210Effect of agreement

  1. A self-employed person who purchases weekly compensation under section 209 is entitled to weekly compensation in the manner agreed by the person and the Corporation, if—

  2. the person suffers incapacity resulting from a personal injury suffered during the period for which the agreement has effect; and
    1. the person has cover for the personal injury under Part 2.

      1. A person who purchases weekly compensation under section 209, suffers personal injury in a particular cover period for which there is an agreement under section 209, and then, when that agreement no longer has effect, suffers incapacity or subsequent incapacity arising from that personal injury, is entitled to receive the following amount of weekly compensation for loss of earnings:

      2. the amount specified in an agreement made under section 209 that is in force at the time the incapacity commences; or
        1. the amount calculated under Schedule 1, if no agreement under section 209 exists at the time the incapacity commences.

          1. A person who purchases weekly compensation under section 209 for loss of earnings as a self-employed person is entitled to receive weekly compensation for loss of earnings as a self-employed person in accordance with the agreement under that section, and Parts 2 and 4 of Schedule 1 apply only to the extent provided in the agreement.

          Notes
          • Section 210(2): substituted, on , by section 36(1) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act (No 2) 2005 (2005 No 45).