Section Sch1-69 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Election for purposes of clause 68

69 Election for purposes of clause 68 (1) A surviving spouse or partner must make an election under clause 68(2) or (5) within the period that is the latest of the following: (a) within 1 month before the date on which the election would take effect; or (b) within 1 month after the surviving spouse or partner has been notified of the amount of the weekly compensation by the Corporation, the reviewer, or a District Court, whichever is applicable in the surviving spouse's or partner's case; or (c) before 1 month before the surviving spouse or partner reaches New Zealand superannuation qualification age. (2) The Corporation may allow a surviving spouse or partner to exercise or revoke an election under clause 68(2) or (5) after the period specified in subclause (1) has ended, but only if the Corporation is satisfied that the surviving spouse's or partner's circumstances have changed significantly since the end of the period. Compare: 1998 No 114 Schedule 1 cl 69 Clause 69 was 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. Subclauses (1) and (2) were amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 8(3) Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 12) by inserting the words “ or partner's ” after the word “ spouse's ” .