Ex-Accident Compensation Corp. Staff in Justice System
Anthony Jordan made this Official Information request to Minister for Courts
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From: Anthony Jordan
Dear Minister for the Courts,
Could you please provide the following:
1/ Are there currently staff working within the justice system who have previous employment by the ACC that hold positions whereby decisions in ACC OR any Medico-legal decisions are made
2/ If so, how many in the past fifteen years (15) have stood at the bar either in District, High or Supreme Court whereby decisions have been made in ACC and Medico-legal matters
3/ Names of the above mentioned Judges, Adjudicators, Reviewers etc
4/ What policy does the Courts of New Zealand have to ensure no conflict of interest with any hearing or possibility of what could be seen as corrupt practice or decisions favoring ACC in what could be seen as a 'Questionable Practice'
Yours faithfully,
Anthony Jordan
From: Stuart Beresford
Dear Mr Jordan
The Hon Chester Borrows, Minister for Courts, has asked me to thank you for your correspondence of 4 September 2014 regarding the ACC Appeals Authority.
The Minister has asked officials to look into the matters you have raised. You will receive a reply from the Minister as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely
Stuart Beresford
Private Secretary, Courts
Office of Hon Chester Borrows
Ref: 2814
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Jordan [mailto:[OIA #1989 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 4 September 2014 12:50 p.m.
To: C Borrows (MIN)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Ex-Accident Compensation Corp. Staff in Justice System
Dear Minister for the Courts,
Could you please provide the following:
1/ Are there currently staff working within the justice system who have previous employment by the ACC that hold positions whereby decisions in ACC OR any Medico-legal decisions are made
2/ If so, how many in the past fifteen years (15) have stood at the bar either in District, High or Supreme Court whereby decisions have been made in ACC and Medico-legal matters
3/ Names of the above mentioned Judges, Adjudicators, Reviewers etc
4/ What policy does the Courts of New Zealand have to ensure no conflict of interest with any hearing or possibility of what could be seen as corrupt practice or decisions favoring ACC in what could be seen as a 'Questionable Practice'
Yours faithfully,
Anthony Jordan
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