Table 1. Number of claims decided by the elapsed time between the claim being lodged with ACC and the claim
cover decision being made
Treatment Injury Cover Decision Year
Number of claims
Under 1 week
481
1 week to under 2 weeks
189
2 weeks to under 3 weeks
206
3 weeks to under 4 weeks
200
4 weeks to under 5 weeks
281
5 weeks to under 6 weeks
255
6 weeks to under 7 weeks
158
7 weeks to under 8 weeks
214
8 weeks to under 9 weeks
130
9 weeks to under 10 weeks
91
10 weeks to under 11 weeks
76
11 weeks to under 12 weeks
95
12 weeks to under 13 weeks
80
13 weeks to under 3 months
318
3 months to under 4 months
45
4 months to under 5 months
38
5 months to under 6 months
17
6 months to under 7 months
11
7 months and longer
12
Unknown
10
Total
2,907
Table 2. Length of time claims with a pending decision have been waiting for a claim cover decision to be made,
as of 20 August 2022
Treatment Injury Cover Decision Year
Number of claims
Under 1 week
14
1 week to under 2 weeks
19
2 weeks to under 3 weeks
15
3 weeks to under 4 weeks
18
4 weeks to under 5 weeks
9
5 weeks to under 6 weeks
5
6 weeks to under 7 weeks
11
7 weeks to under 8 weeks
13
8 weeks to under 9 weeks
8
9 weeks to under 10 weeks
6
10 weeks to under 11 weeks
7
11 weeks to under 12 weeks
10
12 weeks to under 13 weeks
8
13 weeks to under 14 weeks
7
14 weeks to under 15 weeks
<4
15 weeks to under 16 weeks
4
16 weeks to under 17 weeks
<4
17 weeks to under 5 months
16
5 months to under 6 months
8
6 months and longer
6
Total
188