Section 184 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Accreditation agreements

184 Accreditation agreements (1) An accreditation agreement may provide that— (a) the employer is liable for some or all of the cost of providing entitlements in relation to work-related personal injuries suffered by the employer's employees in that employer's employment; and (b) in return, the Corporation will charge the employer reduced levies in relation to those work-related personal injuries on the basis set out in the framework; and (c) some decisions of an employer in relation to a work-related personal injury that are made under an accreditation agreement are, for the purposes of this Act, to be regarded as decisions of the Corporation. (2) An accreditation agreement may provide for an accredited employer to recover contributions from insurers, other accredited employers, and the Corporation, in accordance with this Act (for example, in the case of gradual process injuries and subsequent injuries). (3) An accreditation agreement may similarly provide for an accredited employer to make contributions to insurers, other accredited employers, and the Corporation, in accordance with this Act. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 326D