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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Provisions relating to transition from competitive provision of workplace accident insurance

340: Purpose of this Part

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“This part explains why the law is here and what it's trying to do”

This part of the law explains what it aims to do. It wants to make sure that even though some old laws about workplace accident insurance have been replaced, the change from one system to another keeps going smoothly.

The law wants to make sure that if you got hurt at work when the old insurance system was in place, you can still get help and support. It also wants to make sure that everyone who should be paying for these accident claims keeps doing so.

Finally, the law aims to keep some of the old system’s structures and powers in place where they’re still needed. This is all to help manage the change from the old way of handling workplace accidents to the new way.

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Part 10 Provisions relating to transition from competitive provision of workplace accident insurance

340Purpose of this Part

  1. The purpose of this Part is to ensure that, despite the repeal of the 1998 Act and the 2000 Act, the orderly transition from the competitive provision of workplace accident insurance continues and, in particular, that—

  2. claimants who suffer personal injury to which an accident insurance contract under the 1998 Act applies continue to have access to cover and entitlements; and
    1. all persons who should be contributing to the cost of claims to which an accident insurance contract applies do so; and
      1. the infrastructure and powers connected with the competitive provision of workplace accident insurance continue in place as appropriate.