Wellington Rape Crisis is appalled by the ACC privacy breach of sensitive claims clients, which was made public today.Copyright 2012 Digital Advance Ltd
"This massive breach of the privacy of nearly 250 sensitive claims clients needs to be investigated immediately", says Wellington Rape Crisis (WRC) Agency Manager Natalie Gousmett, "Many of these clients will be sexual violence and sexual abuse survivors. Having private information about their claims in the wrong hands may be experienced by many as a form of re-traumatisation, with their trust in ACC broken".
WRC believes that ACC should provide immediate and appropriate support for existing clients until individual clients that have been affected have been notified.
"Counselling and support and compensation for any damage caused will certainly need to be provided to those affected in recognition of the possible trauma that may result from exposure of such private and personal details" says Natalie Gousmett "ACC claimants will also need assurance that such a breach will not happen again".
Wellington Rape Crisis provides free counselling and support to hundreds of survivors of rape and sexual abuse of their families and friends every year and runs rape prevention education programmes through the Wellington Sexual Abuse Network.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/acc-privacy-breach-re-traumatisation/5/117481
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