ACC claimant 'devastated' after signing over her payout to advocateALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF ACC claimant Natasha Howell says the government needs to protect the interests of ACC claimants and provide free advocacy services. An ACC claimant who signed over every cent of her backdated payout to an advocate says the Government should provide free legal support services. READ MORE:* Denied ACC claimants urge Government to act* ACC: An unequal playing field? An estimated 30 to 40 advocates, who are not lawyers, represent ACC claimants at reviews each year. Forster said there had been a government policy over decades to exclude lawyers from representing ACC claimants by setting costs too low.

Source: Stuff March 03, 2018 15:56 UTC