Annually, the ACC Board has a responsibility to review the levies it charges and then recommend any changes it thinks are required to the Minister for ACC, who makes the final decision on what the levies will be for the coming year. But before we reach this stage we hold a period of consultation, which is when businesses, communities and individuals throughout New Zealand are invited to provide a submission, feedback and ideas on our recommendations and other plans for the upcoming year.
Public consultation on our proposed levies for the 2012/13 levy year began on 12 July 2011 and ended at 5pm, 16 August 2011.
The Government’s levy rates for 2012/13
On 12 October 2011, the Minster for ACC announced the ACC levy rates for 2012/13. These rates were considered and agreed by Cabinet to be passed into legislation.
- For information about the Government’s decision on levy rates you can visit www.beehive.govt.nz.
To help you plan your budget for 2012/13, download the PDF below which contains Indicative Work Levy Rates for 2012/2013*:
*These levy rates are indicative until the Levy Regulations come into force on 1 April 2012, from this date the rates will become final.
Levy Risk Groups (LRGs) 2012/13
ACC combines classification units into larger ‘levy risk groups’ to accurately estimate the cost and frequency of future injury claims. Find out what the indicative LRGs are for 2012/13.
The ACC Board’s levy recommendations for 2012/13
See copies of the detailed recommendations and other information that accompanied the recommendations made to the Minister for ACC:
- Work levy rates for employers and self-employed people (PDF 110K)
- Levy rates for motorists (PDF 81K)
- Levy rates for earners’ (PDF 70K)
- Licence fee levies for motor vehicles (PDF 26K)
- Copy for NZ Gazette and public notices in newspapers (PDF 27K)
- Copy of media release from ACC (PDF 14K)
- For information about the Government’s decision on levy rates you can visit www.beehive.govt.nz.
Levy timetable 2012/13
A summary of the key stages of the levy consultation process. Find out what happens from consultation through to release of the new levy rates.
ACC levies – an overview
Information about ACC levies, what you pay, where the money goes and why levies change.
Summary of our levy proposals for 2012/13
A summary of our proposals for 2012/13 covering levies and other related changes.
How to make a submission
Levy consultation for 2012/13 year has now closed.
How can I help reduce the levies I pay?
How you can do your bit to reduce New Zealand’s injury rates – and the costs to the ACC Scheme.
Levy consultation documents for 2012/13
Read or download the PDF version of our full formal consultation document. It contains all the details of our levy proposals and initiatives for 2012/13.
You can access the entire document:
Full consultation document (PDF 2.2M)
Please note:
We have experienced some technical issues with the previous PDF copy of this document. If you have downloaded a copy of the document before 14 July 2011, you will now need to download this updated version to ensure you have the correct version.
Or just one of the sections:
- Introduction – Levy consultation (PDF 99K)
- Work Account (PDF 121K)
- Work Account proposed levy rates (PDF 455K)
- Work Account – Additional information (PDF 112K)
- Motor Vehicle Account (PDF 91K)
- Motor Vehicle Account – Additional information (PDF 99K)
- Earners’ Account (PDF 89K)
Frequently Asked Questions: Levies and consultation (PDF 247K)
Answers to the questions we’re most commonly asked.
Last updated: 23 November 2011