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ACC Claimants’ Code Welcome, But Lacks Teeth
MEDIA RELEASE
11 December 2002
ACC Claimants’ Code
Welcome, But Lacks Teeth
“The new code to protect ACC
claimants’ rights provides standards against which ACC can
start to rebuild its reputation for fairness,” said Council
of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson today.
Ross Wilson said the introduction of the Code was welcomed by the CTU but he warned that the Code will only work if it is taken more seriously than the current ACC complaints services.
“The CTU sought effective remedies against ACC for failing to comply with the new Code, but they have not been included,” he said.
“That means there is a potential problem with the Code not having enough teeth.”
Ross Wilson said the CTU would monitor the effectiveness of the Code over the next 12 months.
ENDS
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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