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ACCF pays $31 million in motor vehicle, employment and school accidents compensation

ACCF pays $31 million in motor vehicle, employment and school accidents compensation

By Marika Rasekaseka
14/06/2022
ACCF CEO Parvez Akbar. [Image: File Photo]

$31 million have been paid to compensate motor vehicle, employment and school accidents since 1st January 2018.

The Accident Compensation Commission of Fiji announced this after they held a meeting with stakeholders to broaden their knowledge on various topics regarding accidents.

Through their discussion, they covered how compensation should be distributed when there is no will and what are the causes of road accidents.

They also discussed how assessments are undertaken by medical practitioners and digital marketing, cyber security, graphics, information sharing and ethics in ICT.

ACCF CEO Parvez Akbar also discussed their strategic goals and action plan toward the topics discussed.

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