25 July 2025
A. Skeptical
[FYI request #31526 email]
Kia ora A.
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-041396
Thank you for your email of 10 July 2025, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I am requesting the fol owing information under the Official Information Act 1982 regarding
independence al owance assessments. This information is sought in the public interest to
ensure transparency in ACC's assessment processes and to evaluate the consistency and
quality of medical assessments
Questions:
1. Total number of independence allowance assessments completed annually (2020-
2025)
2. Number of assessments where impairment exceeded 9% annually
3. Average processing time for independence al owance assessments
4. Number of assessments reviewed/overturned annually
Information about Impairment Assessments is attached in the appendix.
Please refer to the ‘Notes and Caveats’ Section when interpreting the data.
Claim counts fewer than 4
Some values in the tables indicate that the claim count is fewer than four (denoted as <4). We are
withholding specific values for those claims to limit the potential of individuals, or matters specific to
individuals, from inadvertently being identified. This decision has been made under section 9(2)(a) of
the Act. We consider that the public interest in this information does not outweigh the reasons for
withholding it.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public
ACC may publish 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. Please also view this page about making requests and our
published response
s https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/official-information-act-requests.
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If you have any questions about this response, please get in touch
You can email me a
t [email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you can also contact the Ombudsman via
[email address] or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information about how to make a
complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Ngā mihi
Christopher Johnston
Manager Official Information Act Services Government Engagement
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