Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,

I am writing to request the following Official Information from the Accident Compensation Corporation.

1.

A current list for the period 1 November 2015 through to 31 October 2016 of Reviewers names who have been contracted to, and who remain contracted with ACC for which ACC are able to contract/allocate for services under section 137 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001 the responsibility and duties of services to independently oversee the review process, inclusive of review hearing and release of a review decision.

2.

For the purposes of transpearancy and public interest, please provide alongside each reviewers name, whether each Reviewer has been previously employed by ACC, and if they have been the following additional information;

(a) the period in terms of the actual years that the Reviewer had breviously held employment with ACC,

(b) whether the Reviewer had ever been employed within the ACC legal services team, or the Office of the Complaints Investigation team, now known as the customer resolution team, and if so for what years.

(c) Please confirm for each reviewer in bands of $25,000 for the period 1 July 2015 through 30 June 2016, how much ACC remunerated either FairWay Resolution and or the Reviewer Direct for the provision of Reviewing services that each reviwer has provided services for within the period requested.

Under section 23 of the Official Information Act 1982, I respectfully request to be advised why when ACC appointed Ms Maree Hill for the purpose of conducting the review process including review hearing in matters associated with reviews 4369589, 4411587, 4066110, 4047586, 4047587, 4049595 & 4610589, it was not disclosed to me that Ms Maree Hill had a past employment history with ACC, and what departments that Ms Hill had been employed in whilst at ACC?

It would be appreciated if you could confirm whether Reviewer Ms Maree Hill was ever employed within the Corporation's Office of the Complaints Investigation Team or Legal Services team and if so for what periods in terms of actual years...i.e 1985 through 1995 etc.

It would be appreciated if you could confirm the actual years that ACC Complaints Investigators Ms Sandra Warwick, and Sheryl Nolan have been employed with ACC, and also specify the actual years that Ms Warwick and Ms Nolan have been employed within the Office of the Complaints Investigation team, which is now referred to as the Customer Resolution Team.

under s16(2) of the Official Information Act, my preferred way of receiving a response is by email to the address from which ACC received the original request, not by post and
I thank you for your time and assistance.

Yours faithfully,

David Lawson

Dear Government Services,

I note your reply dated 7 December 2016 to my official information request lodged 15 November 2016.

I have also noted that you have grouped several of my independent requests together and cited that there is a requirement to search through a large quantity of information.

While I am happy to wait until the 6 March 2017 for the bulk of the information, I respectfully request that the following information requested in my request of 15 November 2016, be provided under urgency within the next 5 working days pursuant to section 12, subsection (3) of the Official Information Act 1982;

"Under section 23 of the Official Information Act 1982, I respectfully request to be advised why when ACC appointed Ms Maree Hill for the purpose of conducting the review process including review hearing in matters associated with reviews 4369589, 4411587, 4066110, 4047586, 4047587, 4049595 & 4610589, it was not disclosed to me that Ms Maree Hill had a past employment history with ACC, and what departments that Ms Hill had been employed in whilst at ACC?

It would be appreciated if you could confirm whether Reviewer Ms Maree Hill was ever employed within the Corporation's Office of the Complaints Investigation Team or Legal Services team and if so for what periods in terms of actual years...i.e 1985 through 1995 etc.

It would be appreciated if you could confirm the actual years that ACC Complaints Investigators Ms Sandra Warwick, and Sheryl Nolan have been employed with ACC, and also specify the actual years that Ms Warwick and Ms Nolan have been employed within the Office of the Complaints Investigation team, which is now referred to as the Customer Resolution Team."

With respect to this specific OIA request made on 15 November 2016, I note that the above information that I have requested with respect to Ms M Hill, Ms S Warwick and Ms S Nolan is readily held by the Corporation, and when applied to Ms Hill Ms S Warwick and Ms S Nolan is not voluminous.

I therefore request that the official information that I seek within my request dated 15 November 2016.

In line with section 12, subsection (3) of the Official Information Act 1982 I advise that the reason I have requested this Official information in respect of these ACC employed and or ACC contracted staff/persons under urgency is that it is required for the purpose of me preparing complaints to the Corporation in respect of breaches under the Act and the Code with respect to Ms Hill, Ms Warwick and Ms Nolan pertaining to provision of services (excluding treatment) that the each person has been associated with across 2015 and 2016.

I look forward to receiving the information requested under urgency within the next 5 working days so that I can complete and lodge complaints with the Corporation within the next 10 working days. The balance of the information for this specific OIA not requested under urgency today, to be provided by ACC by the 6 March 2017 as indicated by Government Services.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Yours sincerely,

David Lawson

Dear Government Services,

Thank you for your correspondence dated 7th and 16th December 2016 responding to my specific and independant OIA requests of 15 November 2016 which read as follows and I quote from https://fyi.org.nz/request/4946-request-...

"From: David Lawson

November 15, 2016

Dear Accident Compensation Corporation,

I am writing to request the following Official Information from the Accident Compensation Corporation.

1.

A current list for the period 1 November 2015 through to 31 October 2016 of Reviewers names who have been contracted to, and who remain contracted with ACC for which ACC are able to contract/allocate for services under section 137 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001 the responsibility and duties of services to independently oversee the review process, inclusive of review hearing and release of a review decision.

2.

For the purposes of transpearancy and public interest, please provide alongside each reviewers name, whether each Reviewer has been previously employed by ACC, and if they have been the following additional information;

(a) the period in terms of the actual years that the Reviewer had breviously held employment with ACC,

(b) whether the Reviewer had ever been employed within the ACC legal services team, or the Office of the Complaints Investigation team, now known as the customer resolution team, and if so for what years.

(c) Please confirm for each reviewer in bands of $25,000 for the period 1 July 2015 through 30 June 2016, how much ACC remunerated either FairWay Resolution and or the Reviewer Direct for the provision of Reviewing services that each reviwer has provided services for within the period requested.

Under section 23 of the Official Information Act 1982, I respectfully request to be advised why when ACC appointed Ms Maree Hill for the purpose of conducting the review process including review hearing in matters associated with reviews 4369589, 4411587, 4066110, 4047586, 4047587, 4049595 & 4610589, it was not disclosed to me that Ms Maree Hill had a past employment history with ACC, and what departments that Ms Hill had been employed in whilst at ACC?

It would be appreciated if you could confirm whether Reviewer Ms Maree Hill was ever employed within the Corporation's Office of the Complaints Investigation Team or Legal Services team and if so for what periods in terms of actual years...i.e 1985 through 1995 etc.

It would be appreciated if you could confirm the actual years that ACC Complaints Investigators Ms Sandra Warwick, and Sheryl Nolan have been employed with ACC, and also specify the actual years that Ms Warwick and Ms Nolan have been employed within the Office of the Complaints Investigation team, which is now referred to as the Customer Resolution Team.

under s16(2) of the Official Information Act, my preferred way of receiving a response is by email to the address from which ACC received the original request, not by post and
I thank you for your time and assistance.

Yours faithfully,

David Lawson"

I am looking forward to receiving this specific official information by the end of business close today, being the 6 March 2017, in line with the OIA section 15 (1) (a) and (b) extension ACC Government Services advised on 7th December 2016 to allow for ACC Government Services to the supply to me the official information requested in my specific OIA request of 15 November 2016 through the FYI website at https://fyi.org.nz/request/4946-request-... and requoted above in todays follow up communication.

As per my original OIA request of 15 November 2016, under s16(2) of the Official Information Act, my preferred way of receiving a response is by email to the address from which ACC received the original request, not by post.

I thank you for your time and assistance.

Yours sincerely,

David Lawson