The Law Commission's 1988 Report on Accident Compensation

Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series, Keith Paper No. 2/2018.

21 Pages Posted: 16 Jan 2013 Last revised: 21 Mar 2018

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Kenneth J. Keith

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2018

Abstract

As economic restructuring was changing many state functions, the New Zealand Law Commission under the Presidency of Sir Owen Woodhouse undertook its own review of ACC, vigorously reaffirming the Woodhouse principles in its 1988 Report, while proposing further extensions of the scheme. This paper, written by a member of the Commission, summarises the Report's major recommendations, including a new strategy for accident prevention, extension of the scheme to include illness, and a generally sceptical approach to incentive-based premiums for employers.

Keywords: Accident compensation, ACC, Law Commission, Woodhouse Report, extending ACC

JEL Classification: K13, K23, K40

Suggested Citation

Keith, Kenneth J., The Law Commission's 1988 Report on Accident Compensation (2018). Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper Series, Keith Paper No. 2/2018. , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2201642

Kenneth J. Keith (Contact Author)

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law ( email )

PO Box 600
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand

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