Section 383 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Compensation payable to surviving spouses or partners, children, and other dependants under Accident Insurance Act 1998

383 Compensation payable to surviving spouses or partners, children, and other dependants under Accident Insurance Act 1998 (1) This section applies if, immediately before 1 April 2002, any spouse or partner, child, or other dependant of a deceased person was entitled to compensation under section 445(1) and (2) or clauses 67 to 75 of Schedule 1 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998. (2) The compensation continues to be payable and to be paid as if it had been calculated under Part 4 of Schedule 1. (3) Compensation payable to a surviving spouse or partner ceases on the date it would cease if clauses 66 to 69 of Schedule 1 applied to the spouse or partner. (4) Compensation payable to a child ceases on the date it would cease if clause 70 of Schedule 1 applied to the child. (5) Compensation payable to any other dependant ceases on the date it would cease if clauses 71 to 73 of Schedule 1 applied to the dependant. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 445 The heading to section 383 was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 8(2) Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 12) by inserting the words “ or partners ” . Subsections (1) and (3) were amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 8(1) Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 12) by inserting the words “ or partner ” after the word “ spouse ” wherever it appeared.