Scheme Comparison

1. Comcare National ConferenceEffective Partnerships Today and TomorrowDr Jan WhiteChief ExecutiveAccident Compensation Corporation (NZ)October 2007

2. Scheme Comparison • ACC also no-fault but covers the whole population • Claims volumes differ • ACC is the sole insurer • Role of the employer differs • Case management done internally • Allows self-insurance for some larger businesses

3. Scheme Comparison • Weekly compensation up to 80% • Lump sums for permanent impairment • Stress not included if not caused by injury • ACC working towards being fully funded • ACC has no regulatory function in workplace health and safety

4. Partnership Approach • Imperative for effective partnerships compelling • Funding demands partnership approach • Injury prevention involves everyone • Service delivery relies on health sector • Workplace IP and Return-to-Work mandate needs positive employer relationships

5. Programmes • Safer Industries Programme - injuries down 8.3% last year • Partnership Programme – self insurance for bigger firms • Workplace Safety Management Practices – discount for good safety performance • Workplace Safety Discounts – for smaller businesses • Workplace Safety Evaluations – targets poor performers

6. A Sense of Scale • 1.8 million new claims last year (4 million population) • 73,000 new weekly compensation claims • 50% returned to work in 28 days • 80% of claims received electronically and 98% registered within 24 hours

7. Focus on the Individual • Individual rehabilitation plans • Occupational and medical assessments • Vocational independence assessment • Transitional assistance

8. Targets • Sustainable return to work • 67% back to work in 3 months • 89.5% back to work in nine months

9. Some Current Initiatives • New Rehabilitation Framework • New providers for those with spinal injuries • NIDMAR • Pain Management • Stay at Work trial