ACC Settlement Policy

Paul White made this Official Information request to Iain Lees-Galloway

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From: Paul White

Dear Iain Lees-Galloway,

I would like to request a copy of the current ACC Settlement Policy (in regard to claimants that fall outside the entitlement provisions of the Accident Compensation Act), incl any related process or procedures documents.

Yours faithfully,

P White

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From: I Lees-Galloway (MIN)
Iain Lees-Galloway



On behalf of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister of Immigration, Minister for
ACC and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, thank you for your
email.  Please consider this email as an acknowledgement.

Thank you for taking the time to write and please be assured that your
comments will be read by the Minister.  Due to the high volume of
enquiries at this time, processing time may take longer than normal.

You may also find the following websites useful:

o [1]https://covid19.govt.nz/
o [2]Immigration New Zealand website
o [3]Employment New Zealand website;
o [4]WorkSafe website;
o [5]ACC website

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Yours sincerely,

 

Office of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Minister of Immigration

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North

P: 64 (4) 817 8713 | E: [7][Iain Lees-Galloway request email]  

                        Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

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From: I Lees-Galloway (MIN)
Iain Lees-Galloway

Good Afternoon

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request which we received today, for the following information;

.. a copy of the current ACC Settlement Policy (in regard to claimants that fall outside the entitlement provisions of the Accident Compensation Act), incl any related process or procedures documents.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was received.

If we are unable to respond to your request within the appropriate timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If your OIA request requires full or part transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

Regards

Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister of Immigration
Minister for ACC
Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North
P: 64 (4) 817 8713 | E: [Iain Lees-Galloway request email]
Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

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Good Afternoon

 

I refer to your official information request dated 27 May 2020, for the
following information:

 

.. a copy of the current ACC Settlement Policy  (in regard to claimants
that fall outside the entitlement provisions of the Accident Compensation
Act),  incl any related process or procedures documents.

 

We are transferring your request to ACC, as the information to which your
request relates to is not held by us but is believed to be held by them.

 

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official
Information Act to transfer your request.

 

You will hear further from ACC concerning your request.

 

Regards

 

 

[1]Crest Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Minister of Immigration

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North

P: 64 (4) 817 8713 | E: [2][Iain Lees-Galloway request email]  

                        Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

 

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Kia ora Paul,

Thank you for your request of 27 May 2020.

Due to the nature of your request, ACC’s OIA Services team is responding
to it under the Official Information Act 1982.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was
received by ACC.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension. If you have any questions, we are happy to work with you to
resolve them.

We can be contacted via email at [email address].

Ngâ mihi,

   
             
 
  Sasha Wood, Manager OIA Services, ACC  
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Kia ora Paul

Please find attached our response to your official information request
dated 28 May 2020. If you have any questions about the response you can
contact us at this [1]address, for all other matters please use our
contact form at: [2]https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/ alternatively give us a
call on 0800 101 996.

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Ngâ mihi

   
             
 
    Sasha Wood, Manager OIA Services, ACC  
  ACC cares about the environment – please don’t print this  
  email    
    unless it is really necessary. Thank you.    

 

 

 

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recipient, you are not authorised to use or copy this message or any
attachments or disclose the contents to any other person."

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