Section Sch1-16 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Education support

16 Education support (1) In deciding whether to pay or contribute towards the cost of education support, the Corporation must have regard to— (a) any rehabilitation outcome that would be achieved by providing it; and (b) the nature and extent of the claimant's personal injury and the degree to which that injury impairs his or her ability to be independent in receiving education; and (c) the extent to which education support was provided by education sector providers for the claimant before the claimant's personal injury; and (d) the extent to which education support, and the skills and knowledge likely to be acquired from it, are likely to reduce the claimant's need for further rehabilitation; and (e) alternative means of education support available to the claimant, including— (i) any other entitlement the claimant may have under this Part; and (ii) any support or resources available from education providers or the Ministry of Education; and (f) the extent to which the claimant's school or early childhood education service might reasonably be expected to provide education support after the claimant's personal injury. (2) In determining to what extent to provide education support to a claimant, the Corporation must liaise and co-operate with the Ministry of Education and any relevant school or educational institution with a view to ensuring that support and services are provided by government agencies in a complementary way. (3) In determining whether education support should be provided by a particular person, the Corporation must be satisfied that the person— (a) has the qualifications, experience, and training appropriate for the claimant's assessed needs; and (b) is not, at the time of providing the support, the claimant's classroom or subject teacher. (4) The rate to be paid for education support for a claimant must be determined by the Corporation, and the Corporation may take into account— (a) the nature and extent of the support that the claimant is assessed as needing to assist the claimant to achieve independence in his or her educational participation; and (b) the level of qualifications, experience, and training that the Corporation considers necessary to provide education support to the claimant; and (c) the extent to which the qualifications, experience, and training required to meet the claimant's needs differ from those required for the provision of education support generally. (5) The Corporation is liable to pay the employer of the education support provider after receiving an invoice from the employer for the support that has been provided at the Corporation's request.