NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

5 SEPTEMBER

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Labour

Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992

Direction to the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation Relating to Government Policy on Social Rehabilitation

To the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation (“ACC”)

Pursuant to section 159 of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 (as inserted by section 19 of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996), I hereby direct that:

(a) except as provided below and until this direction is revoked, payments or provision in respect of social rehabilitation shall be made only as authorised in regulations made under the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992.

(b) payments or provision in respect of any item of social rehabilitation referred to in section 26(2) of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992, may be made other than as authorised in regulations, provided that the ACC Board has first:

(i) agreed, with the Minister for ARCI, the performance indicators for payments or provision, other than as authorised in regulations, in respect of that item of social rehabilitation; and

(ii) developed an evaluation methodology in respect of that item of social rehabilitation.

(c) once an item of social rehabilitation has been provided for 6 months under paragraph (b) of this direction, ACC must report to the Minister for ARCI on the payments or provision in respect of that item of social rehabilitation other than as authorised by regulations. The report must be provided to the Minister within 2 months of the item of social rehabilitation having been provided under paragraph (b) for 6 months.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of September 1996.

DOUGLAS LORIMER KIDD, Minister for ARCI.

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Direction to the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation Relating to Government Policy on Health Purchasing

To the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Pursuant to section 159 of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 (as inserted by section 19 of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Amendment Act 1996), I hereby direct the corporation, until this direction is revoked, not to purchase acute health care for accident victims, unless specifically authorised in regulations made pursuant to the Act and which are currently in force.

For the purposes of this direction, “acute health care” is defined as any health care provided in relation to:

(a) any unplanned admission on the day of presentation at the admitting health care facility; and

(b) any planned admission where the admission date is less than 7 days after the date the decision was made by the specialist that the admission was necessary.

This direction does not affect the ability of the corporation to undertake trauma pilots under section 156 of the ARCI Act. In particular, it does not affect:

(a) the Wellington/Hastings trauma pilots; or

(b) any other trauma pilot which the corporation may implement in partnership with any CHE; or

(c) any acute services associated with any such trauma pilot.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of September 1996.

DOUGLAS LORIMER KIDD, Minister for ARCI.

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Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

Electoral Commission

Electoral Act 1993

Registration of Political Party Logos

Pursuant to Part IV of the Electoral Act 1993, the Electoral Commission has registered the logo of The Alliance, and
has recorded the registration of this party’s logo in the Register of Political Parties held at the office of the Electoral Commission, Level Six, Greenock House, 39 The Terrace, Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of August 1996.

DR P. HARRIS, Chief Executive, Electoral Commission.

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