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First ACC staff

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First ACC staff

Some commissions of inquiry have led to radical changes. The 1966 commission of inquiry into accident compensation led to the establishment of the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). These are four staff of the Wellington office of ACC, from left Tim Griffin, Jeremy Manks, Laurie Wood and Colleen Hedley, on the office's first day of operations in 1974.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1974/1472

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Alan Simpson, Commissions of inquiry – Conducting inquiries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33427/first-acc-staff (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alan Simpson, published 21 March 2012.