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No-fault liability--twenty years experience in New Zealand. 1996

A Lewis

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.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009520	New Zealand	A group of islands in the southwest Pacific. Its capital is Wellington. It was discovered by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 and circumnavigated by Cook in 1769. Colonized in 1840 by the New Zealand Company, it became a British crown colony in 1840 until 1907 when colonial status was terminated. New Zealand is a partly anglicized form of the original Dutch name Nieuw Zeeland, new sea land, possibly with reference to the Dutch province of Zeeland. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p842 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p378)
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000062	Accidents, Occupational	Unforeseen occurrences, especially injuries in the course of work-related activities.	Accidents, Industrial,Industrial Accidents,Occupational Accidents,Accident, Industrial,Accident, Occupational,Industrial Accident,Occupational Accident
D016365	Liability, Legal	Accountability and responsibility to another, enforceable by civil or criminal sanctions.	Institutional Liability,Personal Liability,Professional Liability,Legal Liability,Medical Liability,Torts,Institutional Liabilities,Legal Liabilities,Liabilities, Institutional,Liabilities, Legal,Liabilities, Medical,Liabilities, Personal,Liabilities, Professional,Liability, Institutional,Liability, Medical,Liability, Personal,Liability, Professional,Medical Liabilities,Personal Liabilities,Professional Liabilities,Tort
D017751	Safety Management	The development of systems to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences in an institutional setting. The concept includes prevention or reduction of adverse events or incidents involving employees, patients, or facilities. Examples include plans to reduce injuries from falls or plans for fire safety to promote a safe institutional environment.	Hazard Management,Hazard Control,Hazard Surveillance Program,Safety Culture,Control, Hazard,Culture, Safety,Cultures, Safety,Hazard Controls,Hazard Surveillance Programs,Management, Hazard,Management, Safety,Program, Hazard Surveillance,Programs, Hazard Surveillance,Safety Cultures,Surveillance Program, Hazard,Surveillance Programs, Hazard
D019458	Insurance Coverage	Generally refers to the amount of protection available and the kind of loss which would be paid for under an insurance contract with an insurer. (Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2d ed)	Insurance Status,Coverage, Insurance,Status, Insurance