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2017/72 Accident Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2017 Patsy Reddy, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 18th day of April 2017 Present: Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council These regulations are made under section 328 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.
Contents Title Commencement Principal regulations Name of principal regulations changed Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation) Schedule 1 replaced Schedule 2 amended Schedule Schedule 1 replaced Page 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 Accident Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2017 2017/72 Regulations Title These regulations are the Accident Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2017.

Commencement These regulations come into force on 1 June 2017.
Principal regulations r 1 1 2 3 These regulations amend the regulations that were previously called the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Regulations 2002 (the principal regulations).
4 Name of principal regulations changed (1) After the commencement of this regulation,— (a) (b) the principal regulations are called the Accident Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Regulations 2002; and every reference in any enactment and in any document to the Injury Pre- vention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Regulations 2002 must, unless the context otherwise provides, be read as a reference to the Accident Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Regulations 2002.
(2) In regulation 1, replace “Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation” with “Accident Compensation”.

Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation) In regulation 3, definition of Act, replace “Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation” with “Accident Compensation”.

Schedule 1 replaced Replace Schedule 1 with the Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule of this order.
Schedule 2 amended In Schedule 2, replace “Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001” with “Accident Compensation Act 2001” in each place.
5 6 7 2 2017/72 Accident Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2017 Schedule Schedule Schedule 1 replaced Schedule Scale of costs and expenses on review Section 148, Accident Compensation Act 2001 r 6 r 4 Item Applicant’s or another person’s representation (awards for items in this category may be made in respect of 1 representative only)— (a) (b) preparation and lodging of application for review under section 135 participation in a case conference on behalf of applicant or another person before review hearing other preparation of case for review appearance at hearing on behalf of applicant or another person— (i) (ii) first hour of hearing (or part thereof) second hour of hearing (c) (d) (iii) later hours of hearing All relevant and reasonably necessary reports for applicant or another person by any registered specialists (as defined by regulation 3) All relevant and reasonably necessary reports prepared for applicant or another person by a person with a recognised qualification to express a competent view on a matter in issue (for example, a person undertaking an occupational assessment, an architect, or a general medical practitioner)— (a) (b) at the following rates: (a) (b) first hour (or part thereof) of preparation second hour of preparation if only 1 report is provided if 2 or more reports are provided (c) third hour of preparation Other expenses reasonably incurred by applicant or another person, or on behalf of an applicant or other person, associated with a hearing (for example, transport to a hearing or time off work for an applicant, another person, a representative, or a witness or support person such as whānau support; disbursements such as photocopying, childcare, or telephone charges)— for transport within this category Maximum award ($) Rate ($) 136.35 68.18 409.07 409.07 1,090.84 545.42 818.12 681.77 204.53 34.08 per 15 minutes 17.05 per 15 minutes 204.53 51.13 per 15 minutes 34.08 per 15 minutes 178.78 0.29 per kilometre for private transport 3 Explanatory note Accident Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Amendment Regulations 2017 2017/72 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 June 2017, amend the Injury Preven- tion, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Review Costs and Appeals) Regulations 2002 (the principal regulations).

Regulation 4 amends the Title of the principal regulations to reflect the name of the empowering Act, and regulations 5 and 7 make related and consequential amendments.
Regulation 6 replaces Schedule 1 of the principal regulations, which sets out the maximum amounts that may be awarded to an applicant or other person for costs and expenses on a review.

The replacement schedule increases the maximum amounts payable by 16.6% for all but 1 of the items listed.

(The per-kilometre amount payable for private transport is unchanged.)
Regulatory impact statement The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment produced a regulatory impact statement on 17 February 2017 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.
A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at— • • www.mbie.govt.nz/publications-research/publications/employment-and-skills/ ris-increase-to-the-review-costs-regulations.pdf http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/informationreleases/ris Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 20 April 2017.

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