Reprinted as at 1 February 2011
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Part 1 s 6
nurse practitioner means a health practitioner who— (a) is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of nursing whose scope of practice permits the performance of nurse practitioner functions; and (b) holds a current practising certificate occupational therapist means a health practitioner who— (a) is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Occupational Therapy Board continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of occupational therapy; and (b) holds a current practising certificate optometrist means a health practitioner who— (a) is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of optometry; and (b) holds a current practising certificate ordinarily resident in New Zealand has the meaning set out in section 17 osteopath means a health practitioner who— (a) is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Osteopathic Council established by section 114(4) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of osteopathy; and (b) holds a current practising certificate other dependant means a person who has all the following characteristics immediately before a deceased claimant’s death: (a) because of his or her physical or mental condition, he or she is financially dependent on the deceased claimant: (b) he or she is deriving average earnings per week of less than the minimum weekly earnings as determined under clause 42(3) of Schedule 1:
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