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ACC

The Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 came into force in April 2002. It reflects the government's key goals of injury prevention, complete and timely rehabilitation, fair compensation and claimant's rights.

The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) administers the accident compensation scheme which provides accident insurance for all New Zealand Citizens, residents and temporary visitors. In return people do not have the right to sue for personal injury.

ACC is charged by the government with responsibility for:

Preventing injury
Collecting accident insurance premiums
Determining whether claims for injury are covered by the scheme and providing the entitlements to those who are eligible
Paying compensation
Buying health and disability services
Advising the government

You as an employer must provide your employees with cover for workplace related personal injuries and are required to take all practicable steps to assist in an injured person's rehabilitation, whether the injury is work-related or not.

The ACC will charge levies to your business in relation to the amount of PAYE you pay. Your own ACC levy will depend on whether you treat yourself as an employed shareholder or as a self-employed person.

For more information on levies see www.acc.org.nz

The Act is strongly linked to the Health and Safety in Employment Act. The ACC Partnership Programme encourages you to take responsibility for your own workplace health and safety and injury management. There are levy discounts of up to 20% available for having good safety management practices in place. For assistance with this click here.
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