DPA made a submission to the Education and Workforce Committee on the Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill.
DPA support the bringing forward of eligibility for the minimum rate of weekly compensation from the sixth to the second week of incapacity.
We broadly support the objectives to monitor and report access to the Accident Compensation Scheme (ACC) but ask that additional specific population groups be included in the monitoring and reporting.
DPA recommends the committee:
- Amend Clauses 4, 5 and 6 of the Bill, to include - in addition to Māori - disabled people, Pacific peoples and women to be also explicitly stated in the new purpose of the Act to monitor access for these groups to the Accident Compensation Scheme.
- Amend Part 4 Provisions relating to Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022: 13 and 14 to specifically include - in addition to Māori - disabled people, Pacific peoples and women.
Read the full DPA submission on the Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [Word Doc]