Oliver Hartwich

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270 appearances 5 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 16 Aug

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And ACC's own actuaries say if they get this right, they will probably save somewhere between $500 and $800 million over the next couple of years.

So ACC understands in theory what needs to happen.

The problem is actually ACC has put itself right between the claimants and success.

Because currently, for example, since May actually,

ACC now mandates that employers can no longer actually start the rehabilitation process themselves, but they have to wait for approval first.

There is quite a bit of bureaucratic culture.

There was a report last year, actually, that apparently takes 49 bureaucratic steps inside ACC.

until they even have a welcome conversation with the new case.

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