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ACC Sensitive Claims news articles archive

 

 

 

ACC Pathway Documents:

 

Letter from Nick Smith 11th December 2009
 
Letter from Dr. Peter Jansen 12th November 2009
 
Revised Pathway Frequently Asked Questions
 
Revised pathway released 19th October, implemented 27th October 2009 
 
Initial Draft pathway released August 2009
 
"Massey Guidelines" (March 2008)
 

 

 

 

Television Coverage:

 

MP close to tears over stories of sexual abuse
31st October 2009

 

Psychotherapists refuse to treat sexual abuse patients because of new ACC laws
30th October 2009

 

ACC sex abuse, rape claims unit reviewed
27th October 2009
 
 
Hundreds protest against ACC changes
19th October 2009
 
 
Marches against ending ACC abuse compo
19th October 2009
 

Full interview with psycotherapist Kyle MacDonald about ACC cuts
15th October 2009

 

ACC cuts to mental health care come under fire
15th October 2009

 

 

 

 

Newspaper Articles and Press Releases:

 

 

Sex abuse victims set to miss out on state-funded counselling
26 January 2010

 

ACC sexual abuse policy perturbs counsellors
9 January 2010
 
 
ACC Summary of Issues by Cathy McPherson
18 December 2009 
 
 
ACC Minister Defends “Rapist’s Charter”
17 December 2009
 
 
Dr Smith – sexual violence injures
16 December 2009
 
 
'Charter for rapists' - critics savage ACC 
9th December 2009
 
 
7 December 2009
 
 
Is there anybody out there?
24 November 2009
 
 
Real reasons for change in abuse claims policy
22 November 2009
 
 
Letter: Elabortion of Massey's Role
3rd November 2009

 

Counsellors support ACC review
29th October 2009

 

ACC scraps 'mentally ill' tag for sex-abuse help
29th October 2009

 

ACC guidelines must be postponed
28th October 2009

 

Review of ACC sex abuse compo
28th October 2009

 

ACC protest delivers 4000 signatures to Parliament
28th October 2009

 

Implementation of ACC guidelines should stop
27th October 2009

 

ACC sensitive claims reviewed 
27th October 2009
 

 

Counsellors slam ACC changes
26th October 2009
 

 

Unethical new ACC Sensitive Claims Pathway
26th October 2009

 

Presentation of Petition to Parliament
26th October 2009

 

Labour to meet ACC protestors
26th October 2009

 

ACC sexual abuse counselling cuts could compromise rural women
23rd October 2009

 

ACC shuts the door on Counsellors
24th October 2009

 

ACC Changes Will Harm Women, Says Refuge
22nd October 2009

 

Rape counsellors out of ACC's fast-tracks
22nd October 2009
 

  ACC assessment too painful, says mother
20th October 2009

 

 Abuse survivors march against tougher rules
20th October 2009

 

National Day of Action against ACC cuts
16th October 2009

 

ACC - Stop the Abuse, National Day of Action
14th October 2009

 

ACC accused of unethical practice
14th October 2009
 

Suicide linked to new ACC rule
13th October 2009

 

ACC must go back to drawing board on sexual abuse
8th October 2009

 

Tracey Barnett: Mental illness label will send sex abuse victims back to silent agony
3rd October 2009

 

Cost-cutting responsible for ACC counselling delay
29th September 2009

 

ACC Changes upset Counsellors
29th September 2009
 
   
Victim: Sex-abuse rule will cost lives
29th September 2009

 

Counselling delays for abuse victims unacceptable
28th September 2009

 

Concerns for ACC Counselling for Sexual Abuse
24th September 2009

 

Delay changes to sexual abuse counselling access
21st September 2009

 

Counsellors Up In Arms Over Minister's Decision
15th September 2009

 
  
Sex abuse counsellors battling ACC proposal
9th September 2009