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Section 165 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Duty of Corporation

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165 Duty of Corporation (1) The Corporation has a duty to— (a) determine cover for persons for whom claims for cover are lodged; and (b) provide entitlements, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, in respect of persons who have cover under this Act; and (c) manage the Accounts required by this Part to be maintained and operated, while complying with Part 7 ; and (d) collect levies under this Act; and (e) administer Part 5 (dispute resolution); and (f) carry out functions and duties in relation to or under Part 10 (saving of competitive provisions). (2) The Corporation may, in respect of persons who lodge claims with the Corporation that would have been lodged under Part 4 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998 if it were still in force, choose which Account to provide the entitlement from, and must repay to that Account any amount later received from an insurer in respect of the provision of that entitlement. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 280

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