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
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
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