New Zealand:Changes to ACC hard on survivors

September 7, 2009

The Dominion Post, 24 August 2009: Rape prevention advocate, Louise Nicholas has spoken out against prosposed changes to New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation’s sensitive claims unit .

The changes will reduce the amount of therapy a survivor can access through the ACC, after the corporation claimed short term therapy is better for survivors than any long term care.

Background:

The New Zealand Accident Compensation Corporation

Louise Nicholas article

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End of Year Wrap up for Quid Pro Quo « Quid Pro Quo Says:

December 15, 2009 at 07:52
[...] Dominion Post reported rape prevention advocate, Louise Nicholas speaking out against proposed changes to ACC’s [...]

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