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Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 Public Act Date of assent 2003 No 29 7 June 2003 Contents Part 1 Preliminary provisions Title Commencement Purpose Part 2 Amendments to Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 Appeal to High Court on question of law New section 162 substituted 162 Application and source of funds Rate of levies Levy categories Collection of levies Challenges to levies Power in respect of small amounts of levy Refunds payable by Corporation Regulations relating to levies Page 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 s 1 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 2003 No 29 Part 3 Consequential amendments 13 Customs and Excise Act 1996 amended Schedule Amendments to Schedule 3 of Customs and Excise Act 1996 (excise and excise­equivalent duties) 7 7 The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: Title This Act is the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Com­ pensation Amendment Act 2003.
In this Act, Compensation Act 2001 is called “the principal Act”.

the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Part 1 Preliminary provisions Commencement Section 4 comes into force on the commencement of the District Courts Amendment Act 2002.

Section 12 comes into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

The rest of this Act comes into force on 1 July 2003.
Purpose The purpose of this Act is to— (a) (b) establish as a levy under the principal Act the portion of excise and excise­equivalent duty payable on motor spirit that is paid to the Motor Vehicle Account; and avoid the need for an amending Act to consequentially adjust the rates of excise duty and excise­equivalent duty on the relevant fuel (as set out in Schedule 3 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996) whenever the levy changes; and 1 (1) (2) 2 (1) (2) (3) 3 2 2003 No 29 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 Part 2 s 4 (c) preserve the requirement to obtain leave to appeal under section 162 of the principal Act against a decision of a District Court.
Part 2 Amendments to Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 New section 162 substituted The principal Act is amended by repealing section 162, and substituting the following section: 4 (1) “162 Appeal to High Court on question of law “(1) A party to an appeal who is dissatisﬁed with the decision of a District Court as being wrong in law may, with the leave of the District Court, appeal to the High Court.
“(2) The leave of the District Court must be sought within 21 days “(3) after the District Court’s decision.

If the District Court refuses to grant leave, the High Court may grant special leave to appeal.

“(4) The special leave of the High Court must be sought within 21 days after the District Court refused leave.
(2) “(5) The High Court Rules and sections 74 to 78 of the District Courts Act 1947, with all necessary modiﬁcations, apply to an appeal under this section as if it were an appeal under section 72 of that Act.” In applying Part 6 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998 to appli­ cations for review made, and appeals ﬁled, before 1 April 2002 (as provided in section 391(3) of the principal Act), section 162 of the principal Act (as substituted by subsection (1) of this section) applies with all necessary modiﬁcations instead of section 165 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998.
Section 391 of the principal Act is consequentially amended by inserting, after subsection (3), the following subsection: (3) “(3A) Subsection (3) is subject to section 4(2) of the Injury Pre­ vention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003.” 3 Part 2 s 5 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 2003 No 29 (4) 5 (1) “ “(c) (2) The Schedule of the District Courts Amendment Act 2002 is consequentially amended by repealing so much as relates to section 165 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998 and section 162 of the principal Act.
Application and source of funds Section 213(2) of the principal Act is amended by repealing paragraph (c), and substituting the following paragraph: a levy to be paid in accordance with section 214(4); and”.
Section 213 of the principal Act is amended by repealing sub­ sections (3) and (4), and substituting the following subsection: “(3) The levy payable under subsection (2)(c) is payable— “(a) “(b) on any fuel (or any category of fuel) speciﬁed in Sched­ ule 3 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 that is pre­ scribed by regulations made under this Act; or in the absence of regulations for the time being in force for the purpose of paragraph (a), on any motor spirit in respect of which excise duty or excise­equivalent duty is for the time being payable under the Customs and Excise Act 1996.” 6 Rate of levies Section 214 of the principal Act is amended by adding the following subsections: “(4) The levy payable under section 213(2)(c) is payable— “(a) “(b) at the rate or rates per litre or other unit prescribed by regulations made under this Act; or in the absence of regulations for the time being in force for the purpose of paragraph (a), at the rate of 5.08 cents per litre of motor spirit in respect of which excise duty or excise­equivalent duty is payable under the Customs and Excise Act 1996.
“(5) The rate or rates of the levy prescribed by regulations made under this Act, and the rate prescribed by subsection (4)(b), are exclusive of goods and services tax.” 4 2003 No 29 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 Part 2 s 9 7 “ “(d) Levy categories Section 216 of the principal Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: fuel in respect of which a levy is payable under section 213(2)(c).” 8 (1) Collection of levies Section 217 of the principal Act is amended by repealing sub­ section (2), and substituting the following subsection: “(2) The levy payable under section 213(2)(c) on any fuel is payable— “(a) “(b) in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Act; or in the absence of regulations for the time being in force for the purpose of paragraph (a), with any excise or excise­equivalent duty that is payable on that fuel.” (2) Section 217 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after subsection (4), the following subsection: “(4A) However, in the case of the levy payable under section 213(2)(c), an agent who collects any amount of the levy on the Corporation’s behalf must pay that amount to the Corporation— “(a) in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Act; or in the absence of regulations for the time being in force for the purpose of paragraph (a), in the manner agreed by the Corporation and the agent.” “(b) (3) Section 217 of the principal Act is amended by adding the following subsection: “(6) Subsection (5) does not apply to the levy payable under section 213(2)(c)”.
9 Challenges to levies Section 236(2) of the principal Act is amended by adding the words “or in respect of the levy payable under section 213(2)(c)”.

5 Part 2 s 10 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 2003 No 29 10 Power in respect of small amounts of levy Section 244 of the principal Act is amended by adding, as sub­ section (2), the following subsection: “(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the levy payable under section 213(2)(c)”.
11 (1) Refunds payable by Corporation Section 255 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after subsection (1), the following subsection: “(1A) Levies paid under section 213(2)(c) are refundable to the per­ sons or classes of person, to the extent, and in the manner, prescribed by regulations made under this Act, and any refund­ able amount must be paid by the Corporation or an agent of the Corporation in accordance with the regulations.” Section 255(2) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after the expression “subsection (1)(b),” the words “or making a refund under subsection (1A),”.
(2) 12 Regulations relating to levies Section 329 of the principal Act is amended by repealing para­ graph (k), and substituting the following paragraph: “ “(k) prescribing, 213(2)(c),— “(i) “(ii) in relation to the levy payable under section the fuels in respect of which the levy is payable: the category or categories of any fuel in respect of which the levy is payable: “(iii) the rate or rates at which the levy is payable: “(iv) the manner in which the levy is to be collected and paid to the Corporation: the persons or classes of person who are entitled to a refund under section 255(1A), the extent to which any amount of levy may be refunded, the manner in which persons must apply for a refund, and the manner in which refunds are to be paid:”.
“(v) 6 2003 No 29 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 Schedule Part 3 Consequential amendments 13 (1) “ “(e) (2) (3) (4) Customs and Excise Act 1996 amended Section 2(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 is amended by adding to the deﬁnition of duty the following paragraph: levies imposed by section 213(2)(c) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001”.

Section 75A of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 is repealed.
Schedule 3 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 is amended by repealing so much as relates to Excise item numbers 99.75.15C and 99.75.18H, and substituting the Excise item numbers and rates of duty speciﬁed in Part A of the Schedule.

Schedule 3 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 is amended by repealing so much as relates to Tariff item numbers 2710.19.11 and 2710.19.29, and substituting the Tariff item numbers and rates of duty speciﬁed in Part B of the Schedule.
Schedule Amendments to Schedule 3 of Customs and Excise Act 1996 (excise and excise­equivalent duties) s 13(3), (4) A Goods manufactured in New Zealand Excise item number 99.75.15 Goods Unit per l Motor spirit with a Research Octane No (RON) less than 92 (regular grade) which, if imported, would be classiﬁed within Tariff item Rates of duty 36.2¢ plus 8¢ per g of Pb 7 Schedule Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 2003 No 29 A—continued Excise item number Goods Unit Rates of duty 2710.19.11 or 2710.19.29 Motor spirit with a Research Octane No (RON) 92 or greater (premium grade) which, if imported, would be classiﬁed within Tariff item 2710.19.11 or 2710.19.29 B Imported goods Goods Motor spirit with a Research Octane No (RON) less than 92 (regular grade) which, if manufactured in New Zealand, would be classiﬁed within Excise item number 99.75.15C Motor spirit with a Research Octane No (RON) 92 or greater (premium grade) which, if per l 36.2¢ plus 8¢ per g of Pb Unit per l Rates of duty 36.2¢ plus 8¢ per g of Pb per l 36.2¢ plus 8¢ per g of Pb 99.75.18H Tariff item number 2710.19.11 or 2710.19.29 2710.19.11 or 2710.19.29 8 2003 No 29 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 B—continued Tariff item number Goods Unit Rates of duty manufactured in New Zealand, would be classiﬁed within Excise item number 99.75.18H 7 April 2003 10 April 2003 16 June 2003 19 June 2003 24 June 2003 26 June 2003 Legislative history Introduction (Bill 40­1) First reading and referral to Transport and Industrial Relations Committee Reported from Transport and Industrial Relations Committee (Bill 40­2) Second reading Committee of the whole House Third reading 9