Section 88 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Vocational rehabilitation may start or resume if circumstances change
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88 Vocational rehabilitation may start or resume if circumstances change (1) The Corporation may, at any time, decide whether or not there has been a change of circumstances affecting the claimant's need for vocational rehabilitation. (2) If the Corporation decides that there has been such a change, the Corporation and the claimant may agree to the modification of the claimant's individual rehabilitation plan to reflect the changed circumstances. (3) The Corporation may resume providing vocational rehabilitation under the claimant's individual rehabilitation plan, with any agreed modifications, to a claimant who— (a) had vocational rehabilitation; and (b) as a result, obtained employment; but (c) is unable to maintain the employment because of his or her incapacity. (4) This section is subject to section 87(2) and (3) . Compare: 1998 No 114 Schedule 1 cl 57
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