Schedule 1 Scale of costs and expenses on review

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Section 148, Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001

Item		Maximum award ($)	Rate ($)
Applicant's or another person's representation1—
preparation and lodging of application for review under section 135		100	-
participation in a case conference on behalf of applicant or another person before review hearing		50	-
other preparation of case for review		300	-
appearance at hearing on behalf of applicant or another person—		300	-
	1st hour of hearing (or part thereof)	-	150
	2nd hour of hearing	-	25 per 15 mins
	later hours of hearing	-	12.50 per 15 mins
All relevant and reasonably necessary reports for applicant or another person by any registered specialists2		800
All relevant and reasonably necessary reports prepared for applicant or another person by a person with a recognised qualification to express a competent view on a matter in issue (for example, a person undertaking an occupational assessment, an architect, or a general medical practitioner)—
	if only 1 report is provided	400	-
	if 2 or more reports are provided	600	-
at the following rates:
	1st hour (or part thereof) of preparation	-	150
	2nd hour of preparation	-	37.50 per 15 mins
	3rd hour of preparation	-	25.00 per 15 mins
Other expenses reasonably incurred by applicant or another person, or on behalf of an applicant or other person, associated with a hearing (for example, transport to a hearing or time off work for an applicant, another person, representative, or a witness or support person such as whanau support; disbursements such as photocopying, childcare, or telephone charges)—		500	-
	for transport within this category	150	0.28 per kilometre for private transport for private transport
1Awards for items under this heading may be made in respect of 1 representative only
2As defined by regulation 3