“206A Risk adjustment of Self-Employed Work Account levy

• “(1) A levy determined for the purposes of section 202 or section 211 may be adjusted down, in accordance with regulations made under this Act, for a particular self-employed person on the basis of the person's safety management capabilities (including, for example, practices and qualifications).

  “(2) Section 331 (which prescribes consultation requirements for regulations relating to levy setting) applies in relation to the making of regulations for the purposes of this section as if the regulations prescribed rates of levies.

  “(3) The Corporation must decide whether an adjustment to a Self-Employed Work Account levy is to be made and the level of the adjustment.

  “Compare: 1998 No 114 s 301

“206B Incorporation by reference

• “(1) Regulations made for the purpose of section 206A may incorporate by reference all or any part of any—

  • “(a) New Zealand standard; or

  • “(b) standard, requirement, recommended practice, rule, statute, or regulation, of any foreign government or organisation.

  “(2) Any material incorporated in regulations by reference is to be regarded for all purposes as forming part of the regulations, but any amendment made to the material after the commencement of the regulations does not have effect until regulations have been made incorporating the amendment into the regulations.

“206C Copy of material incorporated by reference to be available to public

• A copy of all material incorporated in regulations must be made available by the Corporation for inspection by the public free of charge.”

• “(2A) For the purposes of subsection (1), section 446 continues to apply as if subsection (4) of that section provided as follows:

  • “‘(4) The compensation does not cease if, when compensation would otherwise cease under subsection (3), the spouse—

    • “‘(a) is 45 years or older; or

    • “‘(b) would have been entitled to continue to receive compensation under section 123 of the Accident Compensation Act 1972 or section 65 of the Accident Compensation Act 1982.’”