Citation

Lewis A. Med. Law 1996; 15(3): 425-428.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, International Centre of Medicine and Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9009592

Abstract

In 1974 the New Zealand Government enacted the Accident Compensation Act to make provision for the rehabilitation and compensation of persons who suffer personal injury by accident. It abolished actions for damages arising directly or indirectly out of personal injury by accident and death resulting therefrom. In 1992 this Act was replaced by the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act. This paper examines the problems which arose from the implementation of the first Act and the reasons for the latest Act.

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