NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 150

Departmental Notices

Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Accident Insurance Act 1998

Recommendations From Consultation on the Residual Claims Levy Regulations 1999

The Residual Claims Account pays for the immediate and ongoing costs of treating and rehabilitating people who were injured in the workplace before 30 June 1999 and suffered non-work injuries prior to 1 July 1992. This Account is funded by a residual claims levy which is paid by all employers and self-employed based on their levy classification unit.

As required by section 409 of the Act, A.C.C. has completed consultation with levy payers, and has recommended changes to the residual claims levy to the Minister for Accident Insurance.

A.C.C. has recommended that from 1 April 2000 a 41.8 percent reduction in the average residual claims levy from the current rate of $0.67 to $0.39 (G.S.T. exclusive) for every $100 of liable earnings. The individual classification levies would range from $0.19 for low-risk activity sectors to $1.74 for high-risk activity sectors.

A copy of the recommendation may be obtained by contacting Nick Lawson on Telephone No. (04) 918 7385.

807437

Recommendations From Consultation on Earner Premium and Earner Levy Regulations 1999

The Earners' Account pays for the treatment of non-work injuries sustained from 1 July 1992 by New Zealanders in paid employment (except self-employed who have chosen to insure with a private insurer from 1 July 1999).

The Earners' Account is funded in two ways:

• An earner premium for non-work injuries which occur on or after 1 July 1999; and
• An earner levy for those prior non-work claims, which occurred since 1 July 1992, but before 1 July 1999. This is paid by all earners including those self-employed who have chosen to insure with a private insurer from 1 July 1999.

As required by section 409 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998, A.C.C. has completed consultation with premium payers, and has recommended changes to the earner premium and earner levy to the Minister for Accident Insurance.

A.C.C. has recommended that from 1 April 1999:

(a) A reduction in earner premium from the current rate of $1.0756 to $0.9967 for every $100 of liable earnings, G.S.T. exclusive; and

(b) A reduction in earner levy from the current rate of $0.1689 to $0.0700 for every $100 of liable earnings, G.S.T. exclusive.

This results in a 14.3 percent reduction in the total earner premium rate from $1.40 to $1.20, G.S.T. inclusive.

A copy of the recommendation may be obtained by contacting Trish Millward on Telephone No. (04) 918 7304.

807438

Agriculture and Forestry

Animal Remedies Act 1967

Exemption Under the Animal Remedies Act 1967

Notice No. 1139

Pursuant to section 3 (1) of the Animal Remedies Act 1967, and on the recommendation of the Animal Remedies Board, I hereby give notice:

(1) that all previous notices exempting animal remedies from sections of the Animal Remedies Act 1967 are revoked and this notice substituted in their place.

(2) that products of the types listed in the Schedule below are exempted from all sections except section 3 (1) of the Animal Remedies Act 1967.

For the purposes of this notice:

Non-medicated means:

containing no pharmacological or therapeutic substances.

Pharmacological substance means:
a substance that is administered to animals to achieve a pharmacological effect, which is to modify a physiological function of that animal.

Therapeutic substance means:
a substance administered to achieve a therapeutic effect which is to prevent, treat, or cure a disease or abnormal condition.

Schedule of types of products exempted from all sections of the Animal Remedies Act 1967

1. All products that are non-medicated topical skin preparations used solely to maintain or improve skin condition, excluding preparations used on the teats of lactating animals used for production of human food products or pharmaceuticals.

2. All products that are non-absorbable masking agents to disguise odours, and non-absorbable self-mutilation deterring agents.

3. All products, excluding preparation used on the teats of lactating animals used for production of human food products or pharmaceuticals, that are:

   (a) Over-the-counter topical antiseptic (excluding antibiotic) preparations for the prevention or treatment of minor wounds and abrasions and minor bacterial and fungal skin infections (not to be used in the eye or internal ear); or

   (b) Over-the-counter poultices.

4. Over-the-counter topical anti-inflammatory preparations for the treatment of minor skin irritations, excluding preparations used on the teats of lactating animals used for production of human food products or pharmaceuticals.

5. Topically applied non-absorbable insect repellants applied to prevent infestations.

Dated this 23rd day of September 1999.