The Act is split into parts. To help you access the relevant part each heading below is linked to the Act on the New Zealand Legislation website. On this site you can use the navigation buttons above the page title to browse through the legislation.
Part 1 - Preliminary provisions (external link)
Introductory information about the Act, including:
- purpose
- overview
- definitions of terms used within the Act.
Part 2 - Cover (external link)
Information to determine if you can receive help from ACC, including:
- what you may be covered for
- categories of injury
- information about determining the date of injury.
Part 3 - Code of ACC Claimants' Rights, and claims process (external link)
The Code
Instructions for ACC to create the Code of Claimants’ Rights, outlining:
- the purpose of the code
- the process the code must go through to be approved
- ACC’s obligations in regards to the code.
Claims process
Outlines the process for lodging and considering claims for cover and entitlements, including information about:
- your responsibilities
- ACC’s responsibilities
- the decision-making process.
Part 4 - Entitlements and related matters (external link)
Information about entitlements and rehabilitation, including specific information about:
- treatment
- individual rehabilitation plans
- social rehabilitation
- vocational rehabilitation
- incapacity
- weekly compensation (including employer’s duties)
- vocational independence
- suspending or declining entitlements
- disentitlement - stopping entitlements.
Schedule 1 (external link) of the Act has further information relating to eligibility for entitlements.
Part 5 - Dispute resolution (external link)
Information about reviews and appeals, including:
- how to apply
- detailed information about the review and appeal processes
- further appeal options if both a review and an appeal fail to resolve issues.
Part 6 - Management of the scheme (external link)
Establishes the framework for collecting levies to fund the ACC scheme, including the:
- Work Account (to fund work-related personal injuries)
- Residual Claims Account (to fully fund historical claims)
- Motor Vehicle Account (to fund motor vehicle injuries)
- Earners’ Account (to fund non-work injuries)
- Non-Earners’ Account (to fund injuries suffered by non–earners)
- Treatment Injury account (to fund treatment injuries).
Part 7 - Accident Compensation Corporation (external link)
Establishes ACC’s organisational structure, including:
- functions
- ancillary powers
- accountability requirements
- reporting requirements
- information collection and disclosure.
Part 8 - Management of injury-related information (external link)
Describes how injury-related information collected by ACC is used to facilitate wider government injury prevention strategies.
Part 9 - Miscellaneous provisions (external link)
Clarifies responsibility for the ongoing management and cost of claims originally accepted by private insurers under the Accident Insurance Act 1998 (external link).
This Part also deals with other miscellaneous matters, including:
- purchasing arrangements for public health acute services
- joint purchasing arrangements
- notification provisions
- offences and penalties
- limitations on bringing proceedings independently of the AC Act.
Part 10 - Provisions relating to transition from competitive provision of workplace accident insurance (external link)
Deals with claims that were accepted and managed by private insurers under the Accident Insurance Act 1998 (external link).
Part 11 - Transitional provisions relating to entitlements provided by Corporation (but not under Part 10) (external link)
Deals with transitional issues relating to claims that may involve former (now repealed) Acts.
Note: this Part does not deal with claims accepted under the Accident Insurance Act 1998 (refer Part 10).
Schedules - see bottom of page (external link)
There are eight schedules that cover topics including:
- specific entitlements such as rehabilitation and weekly compensation
- occupational diseases
- cover for mental injury caused in specific circumstances.