On 18 April 2024, MBIE on behalf of the Minister for ACC released a consultation document on proposed changes to regulations made under the Accident Compensation Act 2001, essentially addressing the following three topics: Chinese medicine, paramedics, and audiometrists.

Changes to ACC’s Accredited Employers Programme (AEP) aim to deliver a better experience for businesses and workers whose work injury claims are handled by the organisation directly, rather than through ACC.

MBIE consulted on proposed updates to the ACC Hearing Assessment Regulations, which outline the process by which providers must undertake assessments for gradual process hearing assessment claims.

This section describes the background on WRGPDI injuries and why they are covered under the AC Scheme.

This is the web version of the consultation paper: Seeking proposals for additions to the list of occupational diseases under the Accident Compensation Act 2001.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), with support from Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), is responsible for using this review framework to support, if needed, changes to the list of occupational diseases which can be covered by ACC.

Once the consultation has closed at 5pm on 17 May 2023, we will use the suggestions submitted, alongside the ILO’s List and Safe Work Australia’s Revised Deemed Diseases List, and any others identified, to inform proposals for additions to the list of occupational diseases.

This section describes the developments in occupational disease recognition and research since Schedule 2 was last updated in 2008.