17 March 2020
Valerie Markham
[FYI request #12280 email]
Tēnā koe Valerie Markham
Time Extension of your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-003888
Thank you for your email of 20 February 2020, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1) When was the ACC Partnership Programme (ACCPP) introduced ?
2) How has the reported incidence of Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) been affected each
year since the introduction of ACCPP? Official statistics please.
3) How many reports of OOS to ACC each year in the 5 years prior to the introduction of ACCPP?
Official statistics please.
4) How many private companies/organisations/industries have joined with ACC each year since
introduction of ACCPP.? Stats ?
5 a) Are any of the above Multi-national corporations/companies?
b) How many
6) What types of companies/organisations/industries are they? E.g Cleaners? Tech.?private
hospital workers?
7) Currently (2019-2020) what is the prevalence of OOS in NZ?
8) If compensation is awarded, what is the average time/period of compensation/ payment for
OOS treatment since introduction of ACCPP?
9) Does this average time period of treatment or average amount of monetary compensation
compare with the period and/or monetary compensation awarded in the 5 years prior to ACCPP?
10) How many claims each year for compensation for OOS have come before the Courts since
introduction of ACCPP?
11) Is there any permission or evidence for Unions' (e.g. E tu) intervention or participation in claims
made to private companies/etc for OOS.?
12) Who/which (govt organisation) is responsible for the annual auditing of ACCPP companies?
13) Is this audit monetary only or is there also utilisation of medical/treatment criteria? (Ref; 8, 9,
10 above)
14) Have there been any reductions or restrictions made to the waived 90% tax levy to
companies/etc as penalties for failure to appropriately manage claims/compensation?
ACC needs extra time
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the
day we received your request. Unfortunately, it wil not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 9 April 2020.
This extension is necessary because your request is for a large quantity of information and meeting the
original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations. As such, a proper response cannot
reasonably be made within the original time limit.
GOV-003888
How to contact us
Please contact me o
n [email address] if you would like to talk about this letter. I will be
happy to answer any questions or, if you have any concerns, work with you to resolve these.
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802
602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Sasha Wood
Acting Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement & Support
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