TY - JOUR AU - St John, Susan PY - 2004/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Reassessing the Links with Health and the Welfare State JF - Victoria University of Wellington Law Review JA - VUWLR VL - 35 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.26686/vuwlr.v35i4.5719 UR - https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/vuwlr/article/view/5719 SP - 779-782 AB - <p>The author provides a summary of an Accident Compensation conference. Two main ACC themes are provided: the distinction between disability from accident and disability from illness, and the boundary between work and non-work injuries. The author reminds the reader of the social contract found in the original Woodhouse Report. She argues that she does not see the welfare state withering away – rather, the need for it, and its social insurance aspects, become even more crucial in light of new complex risks.</p> ER -