ACC disputes generally involve clients seeking to reverse a decision through Independent Review. Whilst many may choose to self-manage the review process, statistics show a significant advantage is achieved when employing legal counsel. To allow fair access to representation the…
In some circumstances ACC may not have enough information to allow them to make an informed decision on claim, or may have an incomplete picture of a claimant’s injury and medical/personal history. Due to time limits in the legislation, ACC…
Since New Zealand did away with the right to sue for negligence causing physical injury in 1974, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is tasked with ensuring those with covered injures receive compensation, rehab and other supports. For the majority of…
The first step in having any ACC decision overturned is to simply ask the ACC ‘decision maker’ to reconsider. Indeed the standard decision letter issued by ACC gives this as a first option. However, this author’s experience is that in…
