22 July 2019
Alan Washington
[FYI request #10561 email]
Tēnā koe Alan
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-000716
Thank you for your email of 19 June 2019 about information on asbestos related claims. I apologise for
the delay in responding to you. You request has been considered under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
1. Please provide information about the number of ACC claims received for Asbestos inhalation and
the number of known deaths of those applicants during the past five years.
Our response: Asbestos related claim data
The following two tables, show the data for Mesothelioma and Asbestos related claims you have
requested.
Table 1: Count of Mesothelioma and Asbestos related claims lodged
Financial lodgement year
Claim count
Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
217
Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
202
Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
227
Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
206
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
224
Grand total
1,076
Table 2: Count of fatal Mesothelioma and Asbestos related claims lodged
Financial lodgement year
Claim count
Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
87
Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
59
Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
72
Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
58
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
34
Grand total
310
Notes on data
Please take in to account the following, when referring to this data:
• A financial year is 1 July to 30 June
• The data provided is from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2019
• Accredited employer claims have been excluded
• This data extract includes both primary and secondary injuries as claims can have multiple
injuries
• ACC is not able to provide comprehensive fatality statistics, as ACC data is collected on the basis
of claims made. Our data may not represent the total number of fatalities related to accidents
for the following reasons:
o Many people are not aware that they can make a claim related to an accidental death of
family member and therefore ACC only ever receives claims for a subset of accidental
deaths.
o If a person who has an open claim with ACC dies of their injuries, or other causes, ACC is
not necessarily notified of this.
• Data were extracted on the 22 July 2019 and may differ if a re-run at a later date
We are happy to answer your questions
If you have any questions, you can email me at [email address]
Nāku iti noa, nā
Emma Coats
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement & Support
Accident Compensation Corporation
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