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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Code of ACC Claimants' Rights, and claims - Decisions on cover and entitlements

64: Corporation must give notice of decisions

You could also call this:

“ACC must tell you their decision about your claim”

When you make a claim, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) must let you know what they decide. They will send you a notice about their decision.

If you’re an employee and you’ve been hurt at work, ACC will also tell your employer about their decision on your claim. This is because your employer can ask for the decision to be looked at again.

The notice ACC sends you must be in writing. It needs to explain why they made that decision. The notice will also tell you about your right to ask for a review if you don’t agree with the decision. It will explain how much time you have to ask for a review, and when you might be able to ask for one even if it’s past the usual time limit.

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Part 3 Code of ACC Claimants' Rights, and claims
Decisions on cover and entitlements

64Corporation must give notice of decisions

  1. The Corporation must give notice of its decision on a claim to the claimant.

  2. In the case of a claim for cover for a work-related personal injury to an employee, the Corporation must give notice of its decision on the claim for cover to every employer entitled to apply for a review of that decision.

  3. Repealed

  4. Every notice given under this section must—

  5. be written; and
    1. contain the reasons for the decision; and
      1. give the claimant or other person information about his or her rights to apply for review, including details of the time available to do so and an explanation of when applications can be made outside that time.

        Notes
        • Section 64(3): repealed, on , by section 19 of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act (No 2) 2005 (2005 No 45).
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