7 July 2023

AS Van Wey
[FYI request #23315 email]

Kia ora

Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-026095
Thank you for your email of 29 June 2023, asking for various documentation under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act).

Please find attached as Appendix 1, the documents identified as being in scope of your request
Below, is a table showing how the documents relate to each of your questions.

ACC seeking and obtaining
1.  Seek External Clinical Advice
expert medical advice
2.  Seek Internal Guidance
3.  Arrange Medical Case Review (MCR) Assessment
4.  Treatment Injury Letter of Agreement
Informing claimants prior to
1.  Obtain Client Authority to Collect Information
seeking advice
2.  Decline or Withdraw Client Authority to Collect Information
3.  ACC6300 Authority to collect medical and other records form

Also see step 2.0 in the ‘Seek External Clinical Advice’ process.
Medical experts and their
See the ‘Seek External Clinical Advice’ process, including step 1.0 (b).
vocational scope of practice
Reporting privacy breaches
1.  Privacy and privacy breaches Policy
2.  Report a Privacy Breach
Discussing decisions with clients  1.  Summary of the Information Privacy Principles Policy
and accuracy of records used
2.  Issue Cover Decision (Treatment Injury)
Correction of personal
1.  Manage a client’s request to correct personal information
information

As names were not requested, they have been deemed out of scope of your request and removed from the
documents.

As this information may be of interest to other members of the public
ACC may decide to proactively release a copy of this response on ACC’s website. All requester data,
including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released response will be
made available www.acc.co.nz/resources/#/category/12.

If you have any questions about this response, please get in touch
You can email me at [email address].

Ngā mihi

Sara Freitag
Acting Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement

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