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A woman who survived German Labour Camps as a child, was this evening awarded the ACC Medal for her inspirational lifestyle.

ACC's marked improvement in performance is welcomed and puts the scheme on to a path of financial sustainability, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.

The Government is highly unlikely to agree to any levy increases following the ACC Board's public consultation process, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.

New Zealand has successfully won the bid to host the 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion.

On-site safety is a priority now but it hasn't always been that way and that's what makes the achievements of today's graduates in the Certificate in Construction Safety all the more important, Ass

ACC Minister Nick Smith is urging ACC to adopt the recommendations of an independent clinical review into the sensitive claims pathway released today.

Twenty ACC call centre staff have been assigned to support the Earthquake Commission in managing the rush of earthquake claims, ACC Minister Nick Smith announced today.

Raising awareness of the impact of falls and alcohol on injuries in the home is the aim of ACC's annual home safety campaign, Safety NZ Week.

Twelve New Zealanders are dying every week and 12,000 are injured as a result of accidents in their own homes, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.

New Zealand needs to follow the lead of Victoria, Australia where the serious injury rate for registered motorcyclists has fallen 20% since a safety levy was introduced eight years ago, ACC Ministe

Businesses will receive discounts and loadings on their ACC workplace levies from 1April next year to provide stronger incentives to improve workplace safety and to make ACC's levies fa

The Government will provide $2 million in new funding in 2010/11 so the Department of Labour can provide more robust ACC policy advice, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.

Associate ACC Minister Pansy Wong congratulates the Wairarapa region for becoming New Zealand's first combined-council International Safe Community.

Minister for ACC Nick Smith today announced the panel and terms of reference for an independent clinical review into ACC's new approach to managing sensitive claims.

The Government's Accident Compensation Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament today with the support of the ACT and United Future Parties.

Removing ACC lump sums, income compensation and non-essential rehabilitation from those who commit crimes is common sense, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.

The Government's reforms of ACC are all about ensuring the scheme is affordable and sustainable for future generations, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.

ACC Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the report back to Parliament on the ACC Reform Bill saying the recommendations will help secure the long-term future of the accident compensation scheme.

ACC Minister Nick Smith today welcomed the report back to Parliament on the ACC Reform Bill saying the recommendations will help secure the long-term future of the accident compensation scheme.

ACC levies for workers, employers and motorists will increase next year but less than those recommended by the ACC Board, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.

ACC minister Nick Smith responded to today's motorcycle protest over proposed ACC levy increases by highlighting the significant increase in fatalities and claims from motorcycle accidents.

It is a bit rich for Labour to today be protesting increases in ACC levies given it was its financial mismanagement that created the problem, ACC Minister Nick Smith says.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill 2009 be now read a first time.

ACC Minister Nick Smith today announced that he has requested that ACC commission an independent clinical review in six months' time of its new approach to managing sensitive claims.