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The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) ((マオリ語:Te Kaporeihana Āwhina Hunga Whara)) is a New Zealand Crown entity responsible for administering the country's universal no-fault accidental injury scheme. The scheme provides financial compensation and support to citizens, residents, and temporary visitors who have suffered personal injuries. The corporation was founded as the Accident Compensation Commission on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Accident Compensation Act 1972. Its principal governing act today is the Accident Compensation Act 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Accident Compensation Act 2001 -- New Zealand Legislation )〕 As a Crown entity, ACC is responsible to a Cabinet Minister via its Board of Directors. Unlike most other Crown entities, it has its own dedicated ministerial portfolio, which since October 2014 has been held by Nikki Kaye. ==Features== ACC is the sole and compulsory provider of accident insurance in New Zealand for all work and non-work injuries. The corporation administers the ACC Scheme on a no-fault basis, so that anyone - regardless of the way in which they incurred an injury - has coverage under the Scheme. Due to the Scheme's no-fault basis, people who have suffered personal injury do not have the right to sue an at-fault party, except for exemplary damages.〔see, ''Donselaar v. Donselaar'' () 1 NZLR 97, confirmed by ''Auckland City Council v. Blundell'' () 1 NZLR 732〕 The ACC Scheme provides a range of entitlements to injured people, however 93.5 percent of new claims in 2011-2012 were for treatment costs only. Other entitlements include weekly compensation for lost earnings (paid at a rate of 80% of a person's pre-injury earnings) and the cost of home or vehicle modifications for the seriously injured. The Scheme offers entitlements subject to various eligibility criteria. Initially ACC was not available to veterans, as the scheme was not introduced until 1974 and was not retrospective. However, ACC law specialist John Miller claims that a 1992 law change did make the scheme retrospective.〔(Apology has veterans ready to sue Government )〕 Full funding of historic claims was due to come into effect in 2014.〔 (The painful bills about to wallop your wallet ) 〕 ACC plays a role in workplace safety through (for example) Workplace Safety Management Practices (WSMP).〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Accident Compensation Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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