Labour Party - Speeches

Speech to the ACC Futures Seminar

01.09.2008

Speech notes as ACC Minister Maryan Street addresses the ACC Futures Seminar

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today.

It's always a pleasure to talk to groups with an interest in ACC. I want to consider briefly how the scheme has performed to date and then focus on the policy challenges of the future, which include the interface with health and associated i... more +

Address to the NZ Chemical Industry Council Conference

Maryan Street

07.08.2008

Speech delivered to the New Zealand Chemical Industry Council by ACC Minister Maryan Street, on behalf of the Minister of Labour and Minister of the Environment Trevor Mallard

Tena koutou katoa. Good morning.

Thank you very much for the invitation to open your conference this year. I'm delighted to be here today and to be able to present the PRINCE (Premises Inspection and Certification) workplace health and safety awards.

It's vital that we all recognise... more +

The Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill (No. 2)

Maryan Street

17.06.2008

The second reading speech for the bill which continues the government’s commitment to a fair and sustainable ACC scheme.

Speech to parliament

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Madam Speaker, I move that the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill (No. 2) be now read a second time.
The Bill continues this government's commitment to a fair and sustainable ACC scheme for reducing the incidenc... more +