Section 91 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Conduct of initial occupational assessment

91 Conduct of initial occupational assessment (1) An occupational assessor undertaking an initial occupational assessment must— (a) take into account information provided by the Corporation and the claimant; and (b) discuss with the claimant all the types of work that are available in New Zealand and suitable for the claimant; and (c) consider any comments the claimant makes to the assessor about those types of work. (1A) In considering the suitability of the types of work referred to in subsection (1)(b), the occupational assessor must take into account, among other things, the claimant’s earnings before the claimant’s incapacity. (2) The Corporation must provide to an occupational assessor all information the Corporation has that is relevant to an initial occupational assessment. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 96 Section 91(1A): inserted, on 1 October 2008, by section 17 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 46).