16 October 2017
Mr David Lawson
Ref: 0050707
[email address]
Dear Mr Lawson
Official Information Act Request
Thank you for your request of 18 September 2017, asking for the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I welcome the requested information to be provided in a table for the business
years commencing from 1 July 2012, and then for each consecutive year
there after through to the 30 June 2017.
OIA Request 1:
For each year specified, please confirm how many ACC Claimant's in receipt
of, or who were in receipt of weekly compensation payments, whether for that
full period, and likewise for part of that financial year, had their entitlements
paid their personal or joint bank account.
OIA Request 2:
For each year please confirm the total number of ACC Claimants that
received weekly compensation throughout each relevant year specified, with
the figure totaling, both those whom had received weekly compensation for
the full period, and also those whom came off the entitlement through the
financial year.
Our response
Question 1 The format for bank account numbers in New Zealand does not contain any
identifiers for whether the account is personal, joint, or opened for any other reason.
Bank account names are not stored in an electronically searchable format. Even if we
considered account names to be a reliable way of determining personal, joint or other
accounts, the information would only be held on individual claim files. Therefore, the
information cannot be made available without substantial collation or research. This
decision complies with section 18(f) of the Act.
Question 2
The table over the page provides the total number of clients who received weekly
compensation for a full year, or for part of the year, for each of the financial years
from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2017.
The number of clients who received weekly compensation for a full year was
identified by the client receiving payment of weekly compensation in both the first and
last weeks of the financial year. The number of clients who received weekly
compensation for part of the year is all other clients who received weekly
compensation during that financial year, that is, they did not meet the criteria cited
above for receiving weekly compensation for a full year. Due to the method used,
there may be a small overlap of clients between the two groups.
Financial year
Weekly compensation
Weekly compensation
part year
full year
2012/13
78, 080
9,023
2013/14
77,973
9,282
2014/15
88,893
9,906
2015/16
93,406
10,688
2016/17
97,680
11,121
ACC is happy to answer your questions If you have any questions or concerns about the information provided, ACC will
be happy to work with you to resolve these. Please address any concerns by
emailing [email address] or in writing to
Government Services,
PO Box 242, Wel ington 6140.
If you’re unhappy with ACC’s response, you may make a complaint to the Office
of the Ombudsman. You can cal them on 0800 802 602 between 9am and 5pm
on weekdays, or write to
The Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152,
Wel ington 6143.
Yours sincerely
Government Services