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ACC claims, 1974–2016

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ACC claims, 1974–2016

This graph shows the number of ACC claims each financial year (1 July - 30 June) from 1974, when the current system began, until 2016. The sharp rise from 1991 depicts a change in policy to registering all claims involving a medical fee, not just those where compensation was payable. The decrease in 2000 may reflect a short period of privatisation during which people could choose alternative providers to ACC.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Accident Compensation Corporation

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Hazel Armstrong, Workplace safety and accident compensation – Accident compensation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/23278/acc-claims-1974-2016 (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Hazel Armstrong, published 2 March 2010.