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Lawyer on client's trouble with ACC

08:24 am on 14 December 2021

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Some sexual assault victims have experienced extreme frustration dealing with ACC.

Two sexual assault victims have told RNZ ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to.

One of the women says ACC told her she was better off staying on a Work and Income benefit because its own process for getting weekly compensation was "too traumatic".

The woman's lawyer, Brittany Peck, says the corporation has a history of not telling clients what they are entitled to.

She spoke to Corin Dann.