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Thread ID: 116643 2011-03-13 21:04:00 Extra compo for single children Scouse (83) PC World Chat
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1185896 2011-03-13 21:04:00 China wants more than normal ACC compo to make up for their "one child per family rule". Boy, we must look like a soft touch.......

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Scouse (83)
1185897 2011-03-13 22:37:00 They're not resident or citizens in NZ, so why would they get any ACC?

Since the Chinese ambassador is aware of this impact on the bereaved, then their own Government should also be aware, and compensating its own citizens accordingly whenever they lose their one and only child. If their govt doesn't, then why should ours?
Paul.Cov (425)
1185898 2011-03-13 22:43:00 It's so sad, but the same would go for anyone who lost an only child and it just doesn't happen. Marnie (4574)
1185899 2011-03-13 22:45:00 Hone Key will probably cave. Cicero (40)
1185900 2011-03-13 22:50:00 The Chinese parents have a case, but as Paul C says it should be the responsibility of the Chinese government instead of the NZ. I can certainly feel for those Chinese parents with only one kid, I don't think most of them are rich people.

In many cases Chinese international students are sent here using all the money their parents could ever spare; they are investing all they have, their entire livelihoods on their only child, and it must be more than devastating to lose a child and your livelihood in retirement.
qazwsxokmijn (102)
1185901 2011-03-13 23:01:00 They're not resident or citizens in NZ, so why would they get any ACC? (snip)

Everyone in NZ (residents and visitors alike) is entitled to ACC if they are injured within NZ by accident. That was the deal - with the change to ACC and its 'no fault' basis, we gave up the general right to sue (e.g. for negligence leading to injury).

So neither NZ residents, nor visitors like the Chinese students or their families, have the right to sue (e.g. say there turns out to be a situation that Kings Education negligently housed students in an unsafe building, no-one could sue them except in very special circumstances).

When the scheme first came in, that meant that you didn't have to go through the courts, and lose most of what you won (if you won anything at all) to the bottom feeders and ambulance chasers (e.g. lawyers). However, with the way Nick Smith and the current tory government is going, we may be on a loser.
John H (8)
1185902 2011-03-13 23:06:00 They're not resident or citizens in NZ, so why would they get any ACC?

Since the Chinese ambassador is aware of this impact on the bereaved, then their own Government should also be aware, and compensating its own citizens accordingly whenever they lose their one and only child. If their govt doesn't, then why should ours?

+1....!

The 1 child law is theirs not our anyway!, China should be compensating them if anyone!
SolMiester (139)
1185903 2011-03-13 23:17:00 They all have long term travel insurance while they are here no doubt .

We are always reminded of the pitfalls of overseas travel without
Lawrence (2987)
1185904 2011-03-14 00:03:00 Dont give the commies one red cent. prefect (6291)
1185905 2011-03-14 01:10:00 Reality check please China! :mad:

We have had our 2nd largest city destroyed and are tasked with rebuilding it + finding jobs/education/etc for thousands of our own residents, how about you pull finger and look after your own handful of citizens? :annoyed: :mad:
Bozo (8540)
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