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1999-1112 - Truth -
Abuse Claims Costing us all
by Maryvonne Gray - Families apart by child abuse accusations are being urged
to back a call for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into what's been dubbed the
"sex abuse industry". Gordon and Colleen Waugh, who run Casualties
of Sexual Allegations (COSA), say millions of dollars are dished out for ACC
claims each year--on little or no evidence.
1999-0222 - The Press - ACC
Inquiry
Letters to the Editor, by John Daley - I support the call from Garry
Wakefield and Maevis Watson for a full review of ACC operations (February
10). I would go further and suggest that what is required is a royal
commission of inquiry into ACC
1999-0215 - Dominion -
Victims miss out on ACC
page 8, comments by Wakefield – Thousands of
Wellingtonians could be missing out on compensation they are entitled to,
says a Christchurch solicitor specialising in
ACC claims. Garry Wakefield, of Wakefield Associates, has called for a review
of ACC after 4000 people responded to leaflets sent out offering to help
accident and trauma victims claim backdated lump-sum payments and allowances
1999-0210 - The Press -
Appeal no Deterrent
page 4, comments by Wakefield – An ACC legal appeal is unlikely to deter
thousands of people signing up for backdated payouts, says Christchurch
solicitor Garry Wakefield. Mr Wakefield's firm has been flooded with
inquiries since mailing out a flyer offering to help accident and trauma
victims claim backdated lump-sum compensation
1999-0210 - The Press -
ACC review call backed
page 4 by Cullen Smith – ACC case officers habitually fail to tell clients
what they are entitled to claim, says a Christchurch occupational health
specialist. Trades union health and safety
officer and Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
advocate Maevis Watson said she repeatedly asked people if they had applied
for an independence allowance.
1999-0209 - The
Press - Lawyer calls for review of ACC
page 1 by Cullen Smith - Garry Wakefield, of Wakefield Associates, says a “phenomenal” response to
his firm's offer to help accident or trauma victims claim backdated lump-sum
payments and allowances shows the ACC is failing its clients
1999-0201 - Herald -
People missing ACC payouts
by Tony Stickley - In the past week, Accident Compensation Services, a
division of Wakefield Associates of Christchurch, has been sending out
flyers, initially in Auckland and Christchurch, telling people to move
quickly if they think they have a claim.
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