Accident Compensation Act 2001

Management of the Scheme - General levy provisions

239: Corporation to define risk classification and decide levy if activity not classified by regulations

You could also call this:

"ACC creates new job risk categories and sets fees for unlisted work types"

If you do something that isn't listed in the rules about work risks, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) can still decide how risky your job is. They will make up a new category for your job and decide how much you need to pay.

This new category will apply to everyone who does the same kind of work as you, if they're not already covered by the existing rules. It will work just like the categories that are already in the rules.

After ACC makes a new category, they will tell the Minister in charge if they think it should be added to the official rules the next time they are updated.

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Part 6Management of the Scheme
General levy provisions

239Corporation to define risk classification and decide levy if activity not classified by regulations

  1. This section applies if none of the classifications of industry or risk defined by the regulations made for the purposes of section 170 (Work Account) specifically applies to the activity of a particular employer or self-employed person.

  2. When this section applies,—

  3. the Corporation may define a classification of industry or risk that it considers is appropriate in relation to that employer or self-employed person and decide the levy for that classification of industry or risk; and
    1. that classification of industry or risk applies to all employers or self-employed persons involved in that activity who are not covered by a classification defined by the regulations; and
      1. that classification of industry or risk has effect as if it were defined by the regulations; and
        1. the Corporation must recommend to the Minister whether or not the classification of industry or risk should be incorporated in the relevant regulations when those regulations are next amended.
          Notes
          • Section 239(1): amended, on , by section 39 of the Accident Compensation Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 1).