Sharing your personal and health information

Protecting information we share

Part 9A of the Privacy Act 1993 governs all our information sharing.

We’ll only share personal information that can identify you if we’re using it for the reason we collected it. We need your permission to share your information for any other reason.

We’ll support anyone we share information with to help them protect it to the same standard as we do.

Part 9A of the Privacy Act 1993

Sharing information with your employer

If your claim is about an injury that happened at work, we’ll tell your employer:

• the date of your injury
• how the injury happened
• details of your injury, as described on your claim form.

We send this information to the employer named on your claim form.

We’ll also tell your employer if we accept cover for your work-related personal injury. Employers can review this decision. See:

Section 64(2) of the Accident Compensation Act 2001

Sharing information for research and data use

We’ll need permission from you and our Ethics Committee to use your personal and health information for:

• research
• forecasting analysis
• training our staff
• testing our systems.

Sharing your information with other government agencies

We share information with government agencies, including:

• District Health Boards
• Inland Revenue
• the Department of Corrections
• the Ministry of Health
• the Ministry of Social Development
• the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Relevant legislation:

Section 246 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001
Sections 280 to 285 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001
Section 286 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001

Sharing your information for health and safety

We may share information if it’s necessary to protect your or others’  health and safety. For example to:

• Fairway Resolution Limited, when preparing for review hearings
• care providers required to visit your home as part of their work for ACC
• medical professionals who will be meeting with you
• the New Zealand Police.

Fairway Resolution Limited

Relevant legislation:

Sections 197 to 200 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Section 6, Principle 11(f) of the Privacy Act 1993

Contact us

For more information about privacy contact our Information Centre:

Email information@acc.co.nz
Phone 04 816 7400

If you have a question or concern about privacy, contact:

The Privacy Officer
Accident Compensation Corporation
PO Box 242
Wellington 6011

Email Privacy.Officer@acc.co.nz
Phone 04 816 7400