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From: Paul White

Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,

I refer to the policy “Legal Services for External Counsel”

This document provides for the appropriate use of External Counsel for the informal review hearings.

Please provide the following information;

1. - When a issue subject to review is not meeting any of the qualifiers, when is it OK to have External Counsel represent ACC.

2. - When a issue subject to review is not meeting any of the qualifiers, when is it OK to have External Counsel to write the submission for the review specialist to submit in their own name.

3. - Where the External Counsel has always represented ACC Claimants, does ACC consider that using External Counsel to write submissions for ACC is a conflict of interest and damaging to the idea of a fair and informal process.

An example “ lily of Laura Findlater Law after leaving ACC represents claimants, since working a Laura Findlater Law she writes submissions on behalf of ACC, this practise is only done by specialist Review Specialist, this is not an isolated event.

4. - Do the Review Specialist need to refer to Legal Services in respect to questions 1 & 2 above.

Yours faithfully,

Paul White

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Attachment GOV 033102 Response.pdf
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Kia ora Paul,

 

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Manager | OIA Services

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