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Here you can find relevant and helpful resources on ACC issues

Reference Documents:

The Dean Report - Miriam R Dean - Independent Review of the Acclaim Otago (Inc) July 2015 Report into Accident Compensation Dispute Resolution Processes
Evidence For Māori Underutilisation of ACC Funded Injury Treatment And Rehabilitation Support Services: Māori Responsiveness Report 1 - John Wren
Barriers to Māori Utilisation of ACC Funded Services, and Evidence for Effective Interventions: Māori Responsiveness Report 2 – John Wren
Māori Experience of ACC - Mauri Ora Associates - Final Report for Department of Labour 2010
"Solving the Problem" - Warren Forster, Tom Barraclough and Tiho Mijatov - Causation, transparency and access to justice in New Zealand’s personal injury system
"Understanding the Problem" - Acclaim Otago - An analysis of ACC appeals processes to identify barriers to access to justice for injured New Zealanders
"The second Sir Owen Woodhouse Memorial Lecture" - Sir Geoffrey Palmer - A Retrospective on the Woodhouse Report: the Vision, the Performance and the future

ACC Futures Submissions:

Submission on the ACC Amendment Bill 2018A

ACC Futures Letters:

Cases

ACC v Ng - On the meaning of 'ordinary consequence' for the purpose of treatment injury.

Other Material

Record of Meeting with MBIE on Roll Back of 2010 Amendments and Preliminary Legal Issues

Archived ACC Futures Content:

Speeches

Helen Kelly - Speech to conferenz on the reform of ACC.
Hazel Armstrong - Speech at the launch of the ACC Futures Coalition, 8 April 2009
Richard Moon - Speech at the launch of the ACC Futures Coalition, 8 April 2009
Sir Owen Woodhouse - speech to ACC Futures Seminar, 1 September 2008
Alan Clayton - Presentation to ACC Futures Seminar, 1 September 2008
Hazel Armstrong - presentation to ACC Futures Seminar, 1 September 2008
Maryan Street - speech to ACC Futures Seminar, 1 September 2008

ACC Futures Submissions

2012 Conference

Keynote address: Sir Geoffrey Palmer [LISTEN TO AUDIO]
Injury prevention: Felicity Lamm
Rehabilitation and Vocational Independence - Hazel Armstrong
Organisational culture: Dr. Grant Duncan
Workshop 1: Full funding, experience rating and injury prevention
Workshop 2: Choice - The AEP and work account privatisation
Workshop 3: Reviews and complaints
Workshop 4: Occupational Disease
Workshop 5: Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Peter Thorne looked at what we know about the incidence and prevalence of “Noise-induced Hearing Loss” in NZ and what factors influence hearing loss from noise.
Workshop 6: Rehabilitation, Vocational Independence and Independent Assessors

Other Resources

What has the government done since the election? Slides

CTU economist points out flaws in ACC proposals.
CTU submission on extending the accredited Employers Programme and Introducing Choice in the ACC Work Account.
Choice in the acc workplace account-A solution looking for a problem? Analysis of the Department of Labour options discussion document. Peter Harris.
Funding of ACC - These two papers explore aspects of the funding of ACC. The Michael Littlewood paper makes the case for abandoning full funding and returning to a form of pay-as-you-go (PAYG). The Susan St. John paper places the current debate in the context of the history of the funding of the ACC scheme
Experience Rating Reviewed - South Australia is reviewing its approach to experience rating. Their review of the literature suggests major problems with the approach. places the current debate in the context of the history of the funding of the ACC scheme"
PricewaterhouseCooper Report 2008

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