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Was the Minister aware that the review into occupational diseases under the ACC Act initially included specific consultation with the poisoned sawmill workers on the grounds that they historically raised concerns about the risk assessment and criteria for assessing how PCP and dioxins affect human health?

Answered Question 39134 (2026)
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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • Was the Minister aware that the review into occupational diseases under the ACC Act initially included specific consultation with the poisoned sawmill workers on the grounds that they historically raised concerns about the risk assessment and criteria for assessing how PCP and dioxins affect human health?

Answered by

Hon Scott Simpson

Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC

Answer

I am advised that Sawmill Workers Against Poisons (SWAP) were contacted during each stage of consultation on the Schedule 2 review.