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The Fiji Times » ACCF pays out $75k compensation to accident victim s family
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Siteri Sauvakacolo
A long boat from the Yasawas arrive at Lautoka fisheries wharf. Picture: BALJEE T SINGH
Maritime travel involves a lot of risks and there is a need for the Accident Compensation Commission of Fiji to look at covering injuries involving maritime travellers.
This, according to iTaukei Affairs Board deputy chief executive officer Josefa Toganivalu.
He made the comment at the Maritime Travellers Rights consultation in Nadi last week.
“Maritime travel includes a lot of risks during travel, getting on and getting off and also the weather and the cargoes involved,” Mr Toganivalu said.
“I believe the ACCF had already covered the roads and other injuries and this does not include maritime travel and I stand to be corrected on that.
The Fiji Times » ACCF: $36k paid to students for injuries sustained at the hands of peers
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ACCF chief executive officer Parvez Akbar. Picture: FT FILE
The Accident Compensation Commission of Fiji (ACCF) has paid out a total of FJ$17.3million in compensation to victims of accidents since January 2018.
The ACCF board noted this at the first board meeting for the year held on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
As part of the management’s update, the Board was advised that the majority of applicants for compensation for injuries arising from motor vehicle and employment accidents would not have received compensation under the previous legal framework.
ACCF chief executive officer Parvez Akbar said close to 80 per cent of families who lost loved ones from motor vehicle accidents would also have missed out on receiving compensation under the old law.