27 September 2019
Scott
[FYI request #11091 email]
Tēnā koe Scott
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-001371
Thank you for your request of 30 August 2019, asking for the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide the following imformation [sic]
relating to claims managed by Wel ington Central
Branch and Remote Claims Unit.
1. The number of Fairway Review Hearings for the years 2016, .2017, 2018
2. The number of Hearngs [sic]
identified in request No.1 that Lindy Clark was appointed to
handle the Review.
3. In respect to the Hearings identified in request No.2, how many upheld ACC’s decision.
Data provided
Table 1 provides a count of all reviews lodged with Fairway for claims managed in the Remote Claims
Unit and the Wellington Central Branch for the 2015/16 to 2017/18 financial year.
Notes about the data provided
The fol owing should be considered when interpreting the data provided:
• The data provided has been extracted for claims where the review was referred to Fairway
between 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2018, and the claim was being managed by the Wellington
Central Branch or the Remote Claims Unit at the time the review was referred to Fairway.
• The data excludes Levy related reviews.
• The data was extracted on 8 August 2019 and may differ if re-run at a later date
Identifying reviews managed by Lindy Clark
We are refusing this part of your request under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of
individual clients.
Data relevant to questions two and three of your request was extracted by identifying instances where
the reviewer’s name was recorded as
Lindy Clark. From this we identified a smal data set relevant to
this part of your request. Due to the smal numbers involved, ACC is required to suppress al values to
protect the privacy of the individuals the data refers to. This limits the potential for individuals or
matters related to certain individuals from being identified. In doing so, we have considered the public
interest in making the information available and have determined that it does not outweigh the need to
protect the privacy of these persons.
ACC is happy to answer your questions
If you have any questions, you can email me at
[email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800
802 602.
GOV-001371
Nāku iti noa, nā
Emma Coats
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement & Support
Table 1. Number of reviews sent to Fairway where the claim was managed by the Wel ington Central
Branch or the Remote Claims Unit.
Financial year
Review Responsible Office
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
Remote Claims Branch
39
36
42
Wel ington Central Branch
82
39
79
Total
121
75
121
Accident Compensation Corporation
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