Section 58 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Effect of failure to meet time limits

58 Effect of failure to meet time limits (1) When the Corporation fails to comply with a time limit under section 56 or section 57 , whichever applies, the claimant is to be regarded as having a decision by the Corporation that he or she has cover for the personal injury in respect of which the claim was made. (2) When subsection (1) applies, the Corporation must tell the person that— (a) the time limit has expired without the Corporation having made a decision; and (b) the effect is that the claimant has a decision that the claimant has cover; and (c) the date of the decision is the date of the expiry of the time limit. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 66