Section 107 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Corporation to determine vocational independence

107 Corporation to determine vocational independence (1) The Corporation may determine the vocational independence of— (a) a claimant who is receiving weekly compensation: (b) a claimant who may have an entitlement to weekly compensation. (2) The Corporation determines a claimant's vocational independence by requiring the claimant to participate in an assessment carried out— (a) for the purpose in subsection (3) ; and (b) in accordance with sections 108 to 110 and clauses 24 to 29 of Schedule 1; and (c) at the Corporation's expense. (3) The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that comprehensive vocational rehabilitation, as identified in a claimant's individual rehabilitation plan, has been completed and that it has focused on the claimant's needs, and addressed any injury-related barriers, to enable the claimant— (a) to maintain or obtain employment; or (b) to regain or acquire vocational independence.