Brain Scanning of Complex Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ACC Claimants via Matai Medical Research Institute

Anthony Jordan made this Official Information request to Andrew Little

Andrew Little did not have the information requested.

From: Anthony Jordan

Dear Andrew Little,

Please provide the following:

1/ Information that the Government has in place that would allow funding for:

Brain Scanning of Complex Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury of New Zealand Residents/ACC Claimants involved in Long History Legal Arguments, via Matai Medical Research Institute - Gisborne

2/ Should no funding be currently allocated, please provide information that would guide:

New Zealand Residents/ACC Claimants involved in Long History Legal Arguments of Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, access to funding in order to have State of the Art/World Leading Brain Scanning via Matai Medical Research Institute - Gisborne

Yours faithfully,

Anthony Jordan

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Andrew Little

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Health, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister Responsible
for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for the GCSB and Minister Responsible
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From: Georgia Roden

Kia ora

On behalf of Hon Andrew Little, Minister of Health, thank you for your Official Information request of 16 August 2021:

"1/ Information that the Government has in place that would allow funding for:

Brain Scanning of Complex Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury of New Zealand Residents/ACC Claimants involved in Long History Legal Arguments, via Matai Medical Research Institute - Gisborne

2/ Should no funding be currently allocated, please provide information that would guide:

New Zealand Residents/ACC Claimants involved in Long History Legal Arguments of Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, access to funding in order to have State of the Art/World Leading Brain Scanning via Matai Medical Research Institute - Gisborne"

The information requested appears to be more closely associated with the functions and responsibilities of ACC. Accordingly I am transferring your request to ACC under section 14(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act 1982.

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to review this decision to transfer your request for information.

Ngâ mihi nui

Georgia Roden
Private Secretary, Health
Email [email address]

Office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of Health, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry
Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [Andrew Little request email] | Web beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Kia ora Anthony 

Our apologies, the reply to your request was initially sent to the
incorrect FYI link. Thank you for letting us know. Please find attached
our response to your official information request dated 16 August 2021. 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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