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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Miscellaneous provisions - Repeal of and amendments to provisions relating to residual levies

336A: Repeal of and amendments to provisions relating to residual levies for Work Account

You could also call this:

"Changes to the rules about paying for work accidents"

You might wonder about the rules for paying money to cover accidents at work. This part of the law explains some changes to those rules.

The law sets a date when these changes will happen. This date is called the 'effective date'. It will be either 1 April 2019 or an earlier date chosen by the Minister.

On this effective date, several things will change:

The law will remove a rule about using money for a specific purpose related to work accidents.

Some parts of the law about how money is collected for work accidents will be taken out completely.

The law will change how businesses and self-employed people are grouped for deciding how much they need to pay. They will be put into groups based on what kind of work they do. These groups will be set out in other rules.

If the Minister chooses a date earlier than 1 April 2019, they have to announce it officially. This announcement is considered an important legal document.

These changes are about making the system for paying for work accidents simpler and more up-to-date.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Repeal of and amendments to provisions relating to residual levies

336ARepeal of and amendments to provisions relating to residual levies for Work Account

  1. In this section, effective date means the earlier of—

  2. 1 April 2019; and
    1. a date appointed by the Minister by notice.

      1. On the effective date,—

      2. in section 167(4)(b), delete and the purpose specified in section 169AA(1)(a):
        1. repeal section 169AA:
          1. repeal section 169(4):
            1. repeal section 329(1)(m)(i).

              1. On the effective date, replace section 170(1) with:

              2. For the purpose of setting levies payable under sections 168, 168B, and 211, the Corporation must classify an employer and a self-employed person in an industry or risk class that most accurately describes their activity, being an industry or risk class set out in regulations made under this Act.

              3. A notice under subsection (1)(b) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

              Notes
              • Section 336A: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Accident Compensation (Financial Responsibility and Transparency) Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 85).
              • Section 336A(1)(b): 26 September 2015 appointed as the effective date, on , by clause 3 of the Accident Compensation (Effective Date for Repeal of Residual Levies Provisions) Notice 2015 (LI 2015/221).
              • Section 336A(4): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).