About the ACC Futures Coalition
The ACC Futures Coalition is a group of health providers, lawyers, ACC consumers, academics and unions campaigning to maintain and improve ACC and keep it publicly owned.
We were set up in 2009 after attacks of the scheme and signals from the government to privatise various ACC accounts and open these to competition. Since then decisions taken by the government have undermined the integrity of the scheme by limiting entitlements and access to entitlements, and moving long term claimants off the scheme, often before they are ready. We have therefore reviewed our aim which is now:
"To build cross-party support for retaining the status of ACC as a publicly-owned single provider committed to the ‘Woodhouse Principles’, and a 'no fault' compensation social insurance system for all New Zealanders. Our commitment is to have an ACC scheme that has integrity and the trust of the public of New Zealand, and is focused on injury prevention, treatment, complete rehabilitation and compensation for the injured claimant."
Members of the Coalition are:
Armstrong Thompson Barristers & Solicitors
David Sparks LL.B
Don Rennie, Individual Member
Forster and Associates
Dr Hilary Stace, Health Services Research Centre Victoria University
Mona Williams, Individual Member
National Foundation for the Deaf
Occupational Therapy New Zealand Whakaora Ngangahau Aotearoa
Point Chevalier Social Enterprise Trust & Chris Casey Physio
New Zealand Audiological Society
NZ Association of Psychotherapists
NZ Dental Therapists’ Association
NZ Professional Firefighters Union
Peter Sara, ACC Lawyer
Rail and Maritime Transport Union
Ross Wilson, Individual Member
Associate Professor Susan St John
University of Auckland Retirement Policy and Research Centre
Zindels Barristers & Solicitors