379Payment of independence allowance to claimant outside New Zealand

1. The Corporation must not pay an independence allowance to a claimant outside New Zealand unless his or her condition has been assessed for the purposes of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 or the Accident Insurance Act 1998 by a person approved for the purpose by the Corporation.

2. If an independence allowance is payable outside New Zealand and the claimant's continuing right to receive that allowance is to be assessed, the Corporation is not required to meet—

3. any costs incurred by the claimant overseas; or
4. any costs relating to the return of the claimant to New Zealand for assessment.