ACC Minister won't speculate on leak of Pullar info

A news report from Radio New Zealand

ACC Minister Judith Collins says her office is not responsible for leaking information about claimant Bronwyn Pullar to the media.
National MP Nick Smith resigned from his ministerial portfolios last week because of his involvement in Ms Pullar's case, and Opposition parties are pushing for an independent investigation.
Bronwyn Pullar has accused the Accident Compensation Corporation of leaking information about her to the media.
That information came from an email sent by a former National Party president, Michelle Boag, to ACC Minister Judith Collins.
Ms Collins said on Tuesday the email was not leaked to media by her office. "It was sent to me and to one staff member in my office. My staff member sent it to the chairman and to the chief executive. That's it."
Ms Collins says she won't speculate on where the leak came from. However, she is continuing to have discussions with ACC, including the chairman of the board John Judge. "I'm very concerned about the privacy issues and I spoke to him last night ... and I expect it to be dealt with."
The Labour Party's deputy leader, Grant Robertson, says there are questions around the board's involvement in Ms Pullar's case. "What we know at this stage is that a board member was approached by Bronwyn Pullar.
"What we don't know all the answers to is what then happened in terms of how ACC management got involved and what was the board member's role."
Mr Robertston says the conduct of the ACC and its board need should be investigated by the Auditor-General.

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