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This page last updated Feb 1 2005
2003-1227 -
Dominion Post - ACC fraud scheme a no-show
by Nikki MacDonald - An ACC data matching scheme billed last year as a
multimillion- dollar fraud saver has not gone ahead.
2003-1031 - Heather Roy MP - ACC
by Heather Roy - The Peter Ellis case should act as a warning in other areas
such as sexual abuse claims to ACC. Earlier this year ACC announced the reinstatement
of lump sum payments to those making ‘sensitive claims’ – claims relating to
sexual abuse. This, combined with the fact it is not necessary to prove
sexual abuse or name the abuser means the incentive to make a false claim has
increased significantly
2003-1030 - Dominion Post -
Justifying expenditure
by Gordon Waugh - Your article headed ACC may not chase false sex payouts
(Oct 22) illustrates well the naive and irresponsible attitude of ACC to
sexual abuse claims……..Taxpayers are entitled to know that ACC expenditure is
properly justified. That requires credible, testable evidence of abuse and
consequential mental injury, and conviction of the perpetrator.
2003-1022 - The Press - Recanting
may not mean reimbursing
by Leah Haines - People paid compensation for sexual abuse may not have to
repay the money if they later recant their claims. ACC confirmed yesterday
that the corporation would definitely pursue people who had lied about being
sexually abused to get ACC payouts. However, those who thought they had been
abused and later realised they had not would not necessarily be hounded for
the money back
2003-1022 - ACT Party - Heather
Roy: False claims ruin lives
Sexual abuse claims must be investigated thoroughly said Heather Roy, ACT’s
spokesman for ACC. ACT says that sexual abuse claims must be investigated
thoroughly in the first place to prevent such situations arising. Genuine
sexual abuse ruins lives but false, unsubstantiated claims ruin the lives of
innocent people who never recover from them,” said Mrs Roy
2003-1022 - Dominion Post -
ACC may not chase false sex payouts
by Leah Haines - People paid compensation for sexual abuse may not have to
refund it if they later recant. ACC confirmed yesterday that it would
definitely pursue people who had lied about being sexually abused to get ACC
payouts. But those thinking they had been abused who later realised they had
not would not necessarily have to refund the money. However, their
compensation could be stopped.
2003-0623 -
Dominion Post - Sex abuse ACC claims quadruple
by Fran Tyler - Payments to ACC sexual abuse claimants have
quadrupled in the past four years. Figures made public by ACT NZ MP Muriel
Newman show that payments of the independence allowance to claimants has
increased from a total $770,000 in 2000 to $3 million this year. In the same
period the number receiving those payments had more than doubled – up from
556 to 1124.
Dr Newman said the figures validated warnings that the reintroduction of
lump-sum payments would open the floodgates on claims. ACC should not be
compensating victims of sexual offending, she said. Reparation should be
awarded against the offender by the courts. The increase in sexual abuse
claims was exacerbated by ACC's policy of paying out without the victim
having to name the abuser or lay any criminal complaint, she said.
2003-0510 -
Dominion Post - Abuse victims denied help
by Fran Tyler - Counsellors
are refusing to take on ACC clients because the corporation is demanding that
they class sexual abuse and rape victims as mentally ill before they can get
counselling.
2003-0428 – Dominion Post – Claims for sex abuse soaring
by Fran Tyler -
Floodgates are set to open on thousands of compensation claims for alleged
sex abuse that could each cost ACC up to $100,000. More than 12,000 people have lodged "sensitive
claims" – for sexual abuse – in the past two years in a flurry of claims
that began after publicity the Government was reintroducing lump-sum
payments.
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