Access Report
ACC has a statutory requirement to report annually on levels of, and disparities in, access to the Accident Compensation Scheme for Māori and identified populations, who are Pacific people, Asian people and disabled people.
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Access Report: Year 1
This report provides foundational evidence about barriers to accessing the health and social system of which ACC is a part, as well as the Scheme itself.
This first report found that there are disparities in access to the health system for Māori, Pacific people, Asian people, and disabled people.
Access Report: Year 2
In Year 2, we found that Māori, disabled people, and Asian and Pacific migrants face financial, geographic, information and cultural barriers to accessing the health system, which in turn impacts on claim lodgement pathways. These factors are consistent with ACC’s review of research over the last 20 years on barriers to Scheme access.
Access Report Summary of Year 2 Research
This summary report outlines the foundational research that informed the preparation of the Year 2 report. It explains how the foundational evidence was gathered and used to identify barriers to accessing the Accident Compensation Scheme for Māori, Pacific people, Asian people, and disabled people.
Supporting material
All our supporting material is available to read alongside the report.
Last published: 23 March 2026