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2017/18 Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2017 Patsy Reddy, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 20th day of February 2017 Present: The Right Hon Bill English presiding in Council These regulations are made under sections 218, 219, 244, and 329 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001— (a) (b) on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and on the recommendation of the Minister for ACC made— (i) (ii) after having regard to the principles of financial responsibility under sec- tion 166A of that Act; and after complying with the consultation requirements of sections 330 and 331 of that Act.
Contents Title Commencement Interpretation Earners’ levy Maximum earnings on which earners’ levy payable Self-employed person who works more than 30 hours per week and earns less than specified amount Self-employed person who purchases weekly compensation Levies exclusive of GST Page 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 r 1 9 10 1 2 3 4 (1) Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2017 Amount of levies exempt from payment Revocation and saving Regulations 2017/18 4 4 Title These regulations are the Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2017.
Commencement These regulations come into force on 1 April 2017.
Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act means the Accident Compensation Act 2001 applicable tax year means, as the case may be,— (a) (b) (c) the 2017/18 tax year; or the 2018/19 tax year; or any later tax year Corporation means the Accident Compensation Corporation earners’ levy means the levy payable to fund the Earners’ Account under sec- tion 219(1) of the Act tax year has the same meaning as in section YA 1 of the Income Tax Act 2007 for the purposes of furnishing a return of income under the Tax Administration Act 1994.
Earners’ levy The amount of earners’ levy payable for an applicable tax year is,— (a) (b) (c) (d) for self-employed persons, except those described in paragraphs (b) and (c), $1.21 per $100 of earnings derived, or treated as being derived, in the tax year that immediately precedes the applicable tax year: for self-employed persons to whom regulation 6 applies (but regulation 7 does not apply), the amount calculated in accordance with regulation 6(2) or (4): for self-employed persons to whom regulation 7 applies, the amount cal- culated in accordance with regulation 7(2): for other earners, $1.21 per $100 of earnings for pay periods ending in the applicable tax year.
(2) Subclause (1) is subject to regulation 5.

2 2017/18 Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2017 r 7 5 Maximum earnings on which earners’ levy payable Levy payable by self-employed person (1) (2) (3) (4) 6 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 7 (1) The maximum amount of earnings, for the purposes of calculating the earners’ levy for the 2017/18 tax year on which a self-employed person must pay an earners’ levy, is $122,063.
The maximum amount of earnings, for the purposes of calculating the earners’ levy for the 2018/19 tax year, or in any later tax year, on which a self-employed person must pay an earners’ levy, is $124,053.

Levy payable by any other earner The maximum amount of earnings in the 2017/18 tax year on which any other earner must pay an earners’ levy is $124,053.

The maximum amount of earnings in the 2018/19 tax year, or in any later tax year, on which any other earner must pay an earners’ levy is $126,286.
Self-employed person who works more than 30 hours per week and earns less than specified amount Subclause (2) applies to a self-employed person who, in the 2016/17 tax year,— (a) worked for an average of more than 30 hours per week, whether or not as an employee; and (b) earned less than $31,720.
The person referred to in subclause (1) must pay the earners’ levy calculated using the following formula: 1.21 × [($31,720 − earnings as an employee) ÷ 100] Subclause (4) applies to a self-employed person who, in the 2017/18 tax year, or in any later tax year,— (a) worked for an average of more than 30 hours per week, whether or not as an employee; and (b) earned less than $32,760.
The person referred to in subclause (3) must pay the earners’ levy calculated using the following formula: 1.21 × [($32,760 − earnings as an employee) ÷ 100] In the formulas in subclauses (2) and (4), earnings as an employee is the amount of the person’s earnings as an employee in the tax year that immediate- ly precedes the applicable tax year.
Self-employed person who purchases weekly compensation This regulation applies to a self-employed person who enters into an agreement with the Corporation under section 209 of the Act to purchase weekly compen- sation.
3 r 8 Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2017 2017/18 (2) The person must pay the earners’ levy calculated using the following formula: 1.21 × [(1.25 × a) ÷ 100] where a is the agreed level of weekly compensation purchased by the self-em- ployed person under section 209 of the Act adjusted to an annual figure.

8 Levies exclusive of GST The amounts of earners’ levies in these regulations are exclusive of any goods and services tax payable on the levy.
9 (1) (2) 10 (1) Amount of levies exempt from payment This regulation applies to any invoice that— (a) (b) is issued to a self-employed person for the purposes of the Act; and includes the earners’ levy.

The relevant exempt amount for the purposes of section 244 of the Act is $40.

Revocation and saving The Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2016 (LI 2016/28) are revoked.
(2) Despite subclause (1), the Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2016 continue to apply to the period starting on 1 April 2016 and ending with the close of 31 March 2017 as if they had not been revoked.

Michael Webster, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 April 2017, prescribe the earners’ levy payable by people who engage in employment (whether self-employed or not) for the period comprising— • • • the tax year commencing on 1 April 2017 and ending with the close of 31 March 2018; and the tax year commencing on 1 April 2018 and ending with the close of 31 March 2019; and any tax year commencing on or after 1 April 2019.
For self-employed people, the earners’ levy is calculated using earnings derived in the previous tax year.

For all other earners, the levy is calculated using earnings in the applicable tax year.
4 2017/18 Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2017 Explanatory note The regulations also prescribe— • • • maximum liable earnings for all earners; and a specified amount on which the earners’ levy is payable by self-employed people who, in the previous tax year, worked full-time (ie, more than 30 hours a week) but earned less than the specified amount; and the rate for the earners’ levy payable by self-employed people who have an agreement with ACC to purchase weekly compensation.
The regulations revoke and replace the Accident Compensation (Earners’ Levy) Regulations 2016.

Regulatory impact statement The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment produced a regulatory impact statement on 28 November 2016 to help inform the decisions taken by the Govern- ment relating to the contents of this instrument.
A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at— • • http://www.mbie.govt.nz/publications-research/publications/employment-and- skills/RIS%20ACC%20Levies%20for%202017-18%20and%202018-19.pdf/ view?searchterm=2017%2F18 http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/informationreleases/ris Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 23 February 2017.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
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