27 May 2024
Anon
[FYI request #25544 email]
Kia ora
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-032505
Thank you for your email of 20 May 2024, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide your response in a searchable PDF format, with a signature and reference to the OIA
request response. Please upload this response to your website as well.
Our previous response dated 9 February 2024 (GOV-030226)
On 28 January 2024, you asked for the following information:
I am writing to follow up on the OIA request GOV-017086 from, 6 March 2022. Please provide me with the number of Medical Council of NZ registered radiologists employed by
ACC for each of the years from 1 January 2020 to present. Of the MCNZ registered radiologists employed at ACC during those years, the number of radiologists
who specifically had expertise and training in neuro-radiology (brain and spine), in the modalities of
MRI, CT and PET-CT. If ACC does not employ radiologists, please provide a list of contracted neuro-radiologists that ACC
seeks external clinical advice from for claims.
Our response was as follows, which we sent to you via email:
Kia ora Anon,
Thank you for your request of 28 January 2024, asking for information about radiologists under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
ACC has never employed radiologists
While ACC occasionally seeks a clinical opinion from external radiologists, we have not sought an
opinion from a ‘neuro-radiologist’. Therefore, we are refusing the requested list of contracted
neuro-radiologists as it does not exist. This decision is made under section 18(e) of the Act.
If you are not happy with this response you can contact the Ombudsman via
[email address] or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
We will consider uploading this response to our website All requester data, including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released
response will be made availab
le www.acc.co.nz/resources/#/category/12. However, this response is
already publicly available on the FYI website.
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If you have any questions about this response, please get in touch
You can email me at
[email address]. If you are not happy with this response, you can also contact the Ombudsman via
[email address] or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information about how to make a complaint
is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Ngā mihi
Christopher Johnston
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement
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