Entitlements / covered claim
Bernadette Edwards made this Official Information request to Accident Compensation Corporation
This request has an unknown status. We're waiting for Bernadette Edwards to read a recent response and update the status.
From: Bernadette Edwards
Dear Accident Compensation
Entitled too 1 or more entitlements legislation so why is that not readily available .... investigation ..does the med certs acc 18 have no validation for incapacity with the covered claim diagnoses for incapacity and previous med certs eg msd sickness benefit instead repeatative processes by acc under an overturn review
Yours faithfully,
Bernadette Edwards
From: Government Services
Accident Compensation Corporation
Kia ora,
Thank you for contacting ACC’s Government Services inbox.
If your request falls within scope of the Official Information Act, we
will endeavour to respond as soon as possible, and no later than 20
working days after receipt of your request. If we are unable to respond
within the statutory timeframe, we will notify you of an extension.
The information you have requested may involve documents which contain the
names and contact details of individuals. Please let us know whether you
are seeking that information as part of your request. We may need to
consult before deciding whether we can release this information, and this
may take a bit more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that
you do not require it.
For more information about Official Information Act requests, please
visit: [1]Ombudsman New Zealand | Tari o te Kaitiaki Mana Tangata.
If your request relates to your claim, or you’d like more information
about lodging a claim, please contact ACC’s claims team at 0800 101 996
or [2][email address].
For personal information requests or privacy matters,
please visit [3]Request for personal information (acc.co.nz).
For general queries, please visit: [4]Contact us (acc.co.nz).
Ngâ mihi,
Government Services
PO Box 242 / Wellington 6011 / New Zealand / [5]www.acc.co.nz
ACC cares about the environment – please don’t print this email
unless it is really necessary. Thank you.
Disclaimer:
"This message and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged
information. If you believe you have received this email in error, please
advise us immediately by return email or telephone and then delete this
email together with all attachments. If you are not the intended
recipient, you are not authorised to use or copy this message or any
attachments or disclose the contents to any other person."
References
Visible links
1. https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
2. mailto:[email address]
3. https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/request-fo...
4. https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/
5. http://www.acc.co.nz/
http://www.acc.co.nz/
From: Government Services
Accident Compensation Corporation
Kia ora Bernadette,
Thank you for your request below. However, we are unsure what information
you are requesting about the ACC18 form. Please note there is information
about this medical certificate and how it provides certification of a
client’s incapacity on our website:
[1]https://www.acc.co.nz/for-providers/trea...
If this webpage does not answer your request, please clearly state what
official information you are seeking.
Ngâ mihi,
Christopher Johnston (he/him)
Manager | OIA Services
* PO Box 242, Wellington 6011
ACC cares about the environment – please don’t print this email unless it
is really necessary. Thank you.
------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Bernadette Edwards
<[FOI #30088 email]>;
Received: Fri Feb 14 2025 11:22:07 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: ACC <[ACC request email]>; Government Services
<[ACC request email]>; <[ACC request email]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Entitlements / covered claim
[You don't often get email from
[FOI #30088 email]. Learn why this is
important at [2]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]
Dear Accident Compensation
Entitled too 1 or more entitlements legislation so why is that not
readily available .... investigation ..does the med certs acc 18 have no
validation for incapacity with the covered claim diagnoses for incapacity
and previous med certs eg msd sickness benefit instead repeatative
processes by acc under an overturn review
Yours faithfully,
Bernadette Edwards
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #30088 email]
Is [ACC request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Accident Compensation Corporation? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[3]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer:
"This message and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged
information. If you believe you have received this email in error, please
advise us immediately by return email or telephone and then delete this
email together with all attachments. If you are not the intended
recipient, you are not authorised to use or copy this message or any
attachments or disclose the contents to any other person."
References
Visible links
1. https://www.acc.co.nz/for-providers/trea...
2. https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific...
3. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
4. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
hide quoted sections
From: Bernadette Edwards
Dear Government Services,
Covered claim entitlement process when there's a covered claim /lope
Yours sincerely,
Bernadette Edwards
From: Government Services
Accident Compensation Corporation
Kia ora,
Thank you for contacting ACC’s Government Services inbox.
If your request falls within scope of the Official Information Act, we
will endeavour to respond as soon as possible, and no later than 20
working days after receipt of your request. If we are unable to respond
within the statutory timeframe, we will notify you of an extension.
The information you have requested may involve documents which contain the
names and contact details of individuals. Please let us know whether you
are seeking that information as part of your request. We may need to
consult before deciding whether we can release this information, and this
may take a bit more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that
you do not require it.
For more information about Official Information Act requests, please
visit: [1]Ombudsman New Zealand | Tari o te Kaitiaki Mana Tangata.
If your request relates to your claim, or you’d like more information
about lodging a claim, please contact ACC’s claims team at 0800 101 996
or [2][email address].
For personal information requests or privacy matters,
please visit [3]Request for personal information (acc.co.nz).
For general queries, please visit: [4]Contact us (acc.co.nz).
Ngâ mihi,
Government Services
PO Box 242 / Wellington 6011 / New Zealand / [5]www.acc.co.nz
ACC cares about the environment – please don’t print this email
unless it is really necessary. Thank you.
Disclaimer:
"This message and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged
information. If you believe you have received this email in error, please
advise us immediately by return email or telephone and then delete this
email together with all attachments. If you are not the intended
recipient, you are not authorised to use or copy this message or any
attachments or disclose the contents to any other person."
References
Visible links
1. https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
2. mailto:[email address]
3. https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/request-fo...
4. https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/
5. http://www.acc.co.nz/
http://www.acc.co.nz/
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence