🇳🇿 New Zealand - Personal Injury - 2 plans
New Zealand has a unique, publicly funded, no-fault accident compensation scheme governed by the Accident Compensation Act 2001 and administered by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). Unlike most other jurisdictions, New Zealand's scheme covers all accidental injuries - regardless of who was at fault - in exchange for a statutory bar on most common law claims for personal injury damages. The scheme covers physical injuries, treatment injuries, work-related gradual process injuries, and mental injuries resulting from certain events.
Our New Zealand personal injury matter plans cover ACC claim lodgement and management, review of ACC decisions, appeals to the District Court, treatment injury claims, work-related gradual process claims, and lump sum impairment assessments. Plans reflect the unique no-fault nature of the New Zealand system and the specific procedural requirements for challenging ACC decisions through the internal review and appeal pathways.
The principal legislation governing New Zealand's no-fault accident compensation scheme. Defines the scope of cover (including accidents, treatment injuries, and work-related gradual process), establishes entitlements (including medical costs, weekly compensation, rehabilitation, and lump sum impairment payments), and provides the statutory bar on most common law personal injury claims.
Sets out the framework for ACC contributions to the cost of medical treatment, including co-payments for GP visits, specialist consultations, and allied health services.
Relevant to work-related injury claims, this Act establishes duties on PCBUs regarding workplace health and safety. WorkSafe New Zealand investigations and enforcement actions often intersect with ACC claims for work-related injuries.
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Hears appeals from ACC review decisions. A claimant who is dissatisfied with the outcome of an ACC internal review may appeal to the District Court, which conducts a hearing de novo on the merits of the claim.
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Hears appeals on questions of law from the District Court in ACC matters. Also hears claims that fall outside the ACC statutory bar, such as exemplary damages claims for conduct amounting to a criminal offence.
Every personal injury matter plan on this page has been created and refined by verified legal practitioners. Our community-driven approach means plans reflect real-world practice, not theoretical frameworks.
Suggest improvements, flag outdated procedures, or contribute entirely new plans. All suggestions are peer-reviewed and voted on by the community before being incorporated.
New Zealand personal injury practitioners can access 2 free personal injury matter plans, including 1 specialist derivative plan on the Open Matter Plans Network. Each plan is a structured checklist covering every stage of a personal injury matter - from initial instructions through to completion - with estimated time units, key dates, and role assignments built in. Use them directly in your browser or export to CSV for your practice management system.
All plans are maintained by verified legal practitioners, version-controlled, and aligned to the SALI Alliance Legal Matter Standard Specification - making them compatible with legal AI workflows and direct PMS integration via the JSON API.
When a practice-management system opens a matter at this level, these are the canonical fields it receives - resolved through the field-set hierarchy (base → area of law → geography → plan). Fields added at this levelare shown below, with inherited tiers beneath; each set's page has the full resolved table. How this works.
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