Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Entitlements and related matters - Vocational independence

108: Assessment of claimant's vocational independence

You could also call this:

“Checking if you can work after an accident”

When someone needs to check if you can work after an accident, they do two things. First, they look at what kind of jobs you might be able to do. This is called an occupational assessment. Then, a doctor checks if you’re healthy enough to do those jobs. This is called a medical assessment.

The occupational assessment looks at two main things. It checks how well you’ve been doing with your rehabilitation plan. It also makes sure the jobs they thought you could do before still match your skills.

The medical assessment is when a doctor gives their opinion to ACC. They look at your injury and decide if you can do the jobs that were identified in the occupational assessment and your rehabilitation plan.

These assessments help decide if you’re ready to work again after your injury. They’re part of checking your ‘vocational independence’, which means your ability to work.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM101467.

Topics:
Health and wellbeing > Healthcare services Work and jobs > Worker rights Work and jobs > Workplace safety
Previous

107: Corporation to determine vocational independence, or

"ACC decides if you can work on your own after an injury"

Next

109: When claimant's vocational independence to be assessed, or

"When ACC checks if you can work"

Part 4 Entitlements and related matters
Vocational independence

108Assessment of claimant's vocational independence

  1. An assessment of a claimant's vocational independence must consist of—

  2. an occupational assessment under clause 25 of Schedule 1; and
    1. a medical assessment under clause 28 of Schedule 1.

      1. The purpose of an occupational assessment is to—

      2. consider the progress and outcomes of vocational rehabilitation carried out under the claimant's individual rehabilitation plan; and
        1. consider whether the types of work (whether available or not) identified in the claimant's individual rehabilitation plan are still suitable for the claimant because they match the skills that the claimant has gained through education, training, or experience.

          1. The purpose of a medical assessment is to provide an opinion for the Corporation as to whether, having regard to the claimant's personal injury, the claimant has the capacity to undertake any type of work identified in the occupational assessment and reflected in the claimant's individual rehabilitation plan.

          OSZAR »