This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'How many ACC 1171 funding applications 2020-2025 were for Cannabis Products'.


 
30 September 2025 
 
 
Sean Regan 
[FYI request #32273 email] 
 
 
Kia ora Sean 
 
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-042966 
Thank you for your email of 9 September 2025, asking for the following information under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (the Act): 
 
1.  How many ACC 1171 funding applications between 2020-2025 were for Medicinal Cannabis 
Products? 
2.  How many applications were declined for not being "Medsafe Approved" products? 
 
Our response 
ACC records requests to fund medical cannabis products on individual claim files; we cannot extract 
this information from our claims data set. Accordingly, we would need to manually search claim files 
active between 2020 and 2025 to know how many relevant requests ACC received, and to understand 
why any were declined. Therefore, we are refusing to provide the information requested as doing so 
would require substantial collation and research. This decision is made under section 18(f) of the Act. 
 
We considered extending the time limit for responding to your request or applying a charge (as allowed 
under the Act). However, neither of these were offered as it was determined the resources required to 
respond would unreasonably interfere with the everyday functions of the teams involved.  
 
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 responses https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/official-information-act-requests. 
 
If you have any questions about this response, please get in touch 
You can email me at [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 at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. 
 
Ngā mihi 
 
Christopher Johnston 
Manager Official Information Act Services 
Government Engagement 
 
 
 
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