Section 139 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Corporation's duties to secure independence of reviewer

139 Corporation's duties to secure independence of reviewer (1) The Corporation must not engage as a reviewer a person who is currently employed or engaged by the Corporation to make decisions on claims in a capacity other than that of reviewer. (2) The Corporation may engage a reviewer on a contract of service or contract for services. (3) The Corporation must not include in the reviewer's contract any term or condition that could have the effect, directly or indirectly, of influencing the reviewer, when conducting a review, in favour of the Corporation. (4) The Corporation must not allocate a claim to a reviewer who discloses to the Corporation any previous involvement in the claim other than as a reviewer. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 142