History of Labour

Last update Sep. 5^th 2011 2:00:23 PM

Creation date Sep. 5^th 2011 9:01:33 AM

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  Principle 1

  ACC – Everybody is Covered

  Principle 2

  Retaining ACC in Public Hands - Keeping it Kiwi

  Principle 3

  Ensuring New Zealanders pay fair and reasonable levies

  Principle 4

  Extending and Improving ACC

  Principle 5

  Injury Prevention

  Detail 1

  Labour will continue to maintain ACC as a publicly administered and delivered social insurance scheme which focuses on injury prevention, along with fair and effective treatment and rehabilitation.

  Detail 2

  Labour will introduce an immediate law change to extend the 2014 fully funded target to 2019 for the Residual Claims accounts to reduce pressure on New Zealanders’ levy payments.

  Detail 3

  Labour will review ACC’s coverage of work-related pain disorders.

  Detail 4

  Labour will ensure ACC reduces the time taken to make a decision about Earnings Related Compensation in marginal cases.

  Detail 5

  Labour will improve the Accredited Employers' Scheme to ensure it is fairer for injured workers in light of Council of Trade Unions and Business NZ recommendations.

  Detail 6

  Labour will complete the implementation of the non-fiscal recommendations of the Goddard Report on Physiotherapists and move towards an agreed sustainable funding model for the future.

  Detail 7

  Labour will build on the success of the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy to ensure ACC has a leadership and coordinating role in its implementation and will work to improve further New Zealand’s injury prevention record.

  Detail 8

  Labour will strengthen workplace injury prevention initiatives through industry taskforces to increase the skill levels and number of trained Health and Safety Representatives (currently 20,000).

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  Goal or Vision

  Labour is firmly committed to keeping ACC in public ownership and we will continue to improve it. ACC belongs to New Zealanders and every Kiwi is a shareholder.