13 July 2021
Robbie Charles
[FYI request #15807 email]
Tēnā koe Robbie
Time Extension of your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-011745
Thank you for your email of 17 June 2021, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
With reference to the table published on the data.govt.nz website on 4 September 2020,
regarding spinal injury related claims.
For each of the following injury types, please tell me the proportion of claimants that are
Maori in the years 2015 to 2020 (by calendar year)
•
High Level Tetraplegic
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Low Level Tetraplegic / High Level Paraplegic
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Paraplegic
•
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries
For the following payments please tell me the average (mean and median) payments to
claimants that are Maori, and to claimants overall, for each of the years 2015 to 2020 (by
calendar year)
•
Other Back and Spine Injuries - Entitlement Payments
•
Other Back and Spine Injuries - Other Payments
•
Other Back and Spine Injuries - Medical Payments Only
•
Other Back and Spine Injuries - No Payments
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 will 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 28 July 2021.
This extension is necessary because the consultations required to make a decision on your request are
such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
Please contact me on
[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.
GOV-011745
If you are not happy with this extension, 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
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement & Support
Accident Compensation Corporation
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