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Appendix 3 — How consultation proposals reflect co-design processes and MBIE review findings

This section is provided as a summary of how the consultation proposals reflect the prior four years of co-design, and how they address the findings of the 2018 MBIE review. The section is for your information only, so we are not seeking feedback on it.

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The 2022 consultation proposals… …address the findings of the 2018 MBIE review… …and incorporates feedback from the TOM and co-design
Implementing new health and safety assessment requirements By ensuring that workers’ experience is an integral part of health and safety By utilising health and safety assessment tools which are recognised by external regulators

By putting worker wellbeing at the centre of AEP

By ensuring quality assurance through a robust assessment process
Strengthening the assessment of Claims and Injury Management By ensuring that AEs and TPAs are effectively managing their workers’ claims By introducing stronger claims and injury management requirements to ensure AEs and TPAs are effectively managing their workers’ claims

By managing the AEP system rather than the contract
Introducing a Performance Monitoring model By providing clear measurements on an AE’s performance By setting clear performance requirements to become accredited and remain in AEP By embedding workers’ experience as making a meaningful impact on an AE’s performance By requiring AEs to provide the data necessary to enable performance monitoring By setting incentives for AEP that drives performance

By putting worker wellbeing at the centre of AEP By building a culture of continuous improvement

By developing a holistic and outcomes-focussed performance monitoring system

By ensuring quality assurance through a robust certification process

By introducing qualitative and quantitative information requirements to understand the experience of workers in AEP

By creating incentives for high performing AEs and consequences for poorly performing ones

By allowing ACC to be more proactive in assessing an AE’s performance
Provide additional Claims Management Periods for Accredited Employers in the Partnership Discount Plan By setting incentives for AEP that drive performance

By managing the AEP system rather than the contract

By creating incentives for high performing AEs and consequences for poorly performing ones

By ensuring claim files are handed back to ACC for ongoing management at the end of a Claims Management Period

< Appendix 2 — Current State of AEP

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