We recently made a request to ACC, under the Official Information Act 1982, for their policy in respect of weekly compensation when an injury resolves and the person is no longer deemed to be incapacitated, but they have then suffered a new injury which is covered by ACC. Attached is a copy of ACC’s response.
Category: Resources
Welcome to our Legislation Archive
Here you will find statutes, regulations, codes and other documents related to accident compensation (ACC), employment and health and safety law. For the most up to date version of any piece of legislation, be sure to check Parliament’s legislation website.
Ministerial Inquiry into Tranz Rail Occupational Safety & Health (August 2000)
A copy of the Report of the Ministerial Inquiry into Tranz Rail Occupational Safety & Health.
If you have any health and safety law issues you wish to discuss, contact us.
ACC Lump Sum Payment Amounts
The attached document outlines the amount ACC will pay for differing level of permanent whole person impairment.
If you are having any issues with receiving payment for a permanent impairment, or have any other ACC issues you want to discuss with us, contact us, or read more about the ACC related legal services we can provide.
Submission to the Eighteenth Session of the Universal Periodic Review
The United Nations is preparing to conduct a review of human rights issues in New Zealand. This process is called the Universal Periodic Review, and interested parties are given the opportunity to prepare submissions for the United Nation’s consideration.
Armstrong Thompson has completed a submission addressing discrimination against hearing loss claimants in the ACC legislation. Under the Act, claimants can only be covered for noise induced hearing loss if at least six percent of their total hearing loss was caused by occupational noise exposure. There is no threshold for cover for any other injury under the Accident Compensation Act.
You can find Armstrong Thompson’s submission to the Universal Periodic Review below. If you have any questions on this submission, or any other ACC problems, please contact us.
Welcome to our Publication Archive
Here you will find key publications relating to our areas of practice, by both Armstrong Thompson and others. Also included in this section are presentations by Armstrong Thompson’s staff members. We currently have publications relating to:
- ACC;
- Employment law;
- Health & safety;
- Hearing loss;
- Rail;
- Presentations.
Client Choice of Providers
Attached is a document relating to client choice of providers for ACC assessments.
Hearing Aid Services Notice 2011
Under section 88 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the government has issued the attached notice.
Best practice in noise-induced hearing loss management and prevention: A review of literature, practices and policies for the New Zealand context
A report into noise-induced hearing loss, by Professor Peter Thorne, of the University of Auckland.
Occupational Causes of Skin Cancer – Non-Melanoma
Attached is information from ACC, regarding the occupational causes of non-melanoma skin cancers.
Occupational Causes of Malignant Neoplasms of Lymphatic and HaematopoieticTissue
Information from ACC regarding the occupational causes of malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue.
Occupational Causes of Contact Dermatitis
Information from ACC regarding the occupational causes of contact dermatitis.