New Zealand's latest campaign to draw in more tourists from Australia has been met with mixed responses.
One leading Australian travel compensation lawyer has warned prospective Aussie travellers to 'go at your own risk'.
Peter Capner, Director of Carter Capner Law, says travellers to New Zealand cannot access compensation for injury or death due to the fault of someone else.
"Speaking on behalf of all Australians, if they're maimed in New Zealand or orphaned and their breadwinner parent dies, they can't get anything to replace the income that is lost because of that tragedy."
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Nine minutes after four year on news talk s b
over in Australia. So we all know about the campaign
that our government has launched. Here the slogan everyone must Go.
It's been likened to a clearance sale. And now an
Australian lawyer is warning ossies considering a trip coming to
New Zealand to quote go at your own risk. He says.
Since acc was introduced in the seventies, we've become a
(00:22):
legal liability free zone with no safety culture or ability
to get compensation for injury or death. He's the director
of Carter Capner Law. Peter Carter is his name, and
he's with me this afternoon. Hi, Peter, go after and Ryan, Well,
you've really set the cat amongst the pigeons with this one,
haven't you.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Well. I don't mean to offend New Zealanders at all.
I know that it's it's not good to comment on
other countries' protocols, but it's important that the Australians know
exactly what goes on there in terms of injuries caused
by rick us or careless conduct.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
This is because we have a CC you essentially can't
sue us if a car hits you on the street here,
you can't an Australian can't sue.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
That's right, and we see that as very odd and
very anti consumer. But the point is that when Australians
go to New Zealand, the ACC stops paying as soon
as they land back in Australia, so they're an extreme disadvantage.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
When you get back to Australia. Is there no government
assistance for you whatsoever or just for loss of income
like you'd get presumably get health cover there.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Well you could get health cover, yes, under Medicare and
but no, there's no no replacement income at all that
does that just doesn't happen. So Queensland. Sorry, I'm from Queensland,
but I speaking on behalf of all Australians. If they're
maimed on a road in New Zealand or orphaned there,
(02:00):
breadwinner parent dies, they can't get anything to replace the
income that has lost because of that tragedy that happened
on New Zealand soil.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
What's the situation and other holiday destinations for Australians.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Well, most countries have very good compensation rights. New Zealand
is an outlier. There aren't many places in the world
like that. So most other countries, United Kingdom, the United States,
Canada all have compensation systems that hold people accountable and
(02:42):
the people insure against that, and it's the insurance that
pays that loss of income into the future. For some reason,
New Zealand decided that they do it on their own
and go a different direction in the early seventies. As
you say, but Queens, sorry, Australians need to be aware
of that before they decide to travel New Zealand, because
(03:03):
they do go at their own risk.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
But do you just get insurance, don't you?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Well, travel insurance covers you while you're away, but once
you land back in Australia, once you set foot back
in Australian soil, travel insurance also stops. So no, it's
not easy to get insurance for that.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Have you be Have you come and visited us? Have
you been to New Zealand before?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
I have? Indeed a very nice place. I like it,
but I'm extra extra careful because of those risks.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Well, so you don't cross the road or you just
care that when you do.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
I try to avoid crossing the road.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Really do you come here in cotton Wool?
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Well you do? Look, as I said, I don't want
to offend New Zealanders.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Don't worry it is don't worry about offending us. Don't
worry about that.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
It is a real risk. Is a real risk. You're
not you don't have that. You do have the acc
that will look after you after an accident, but visitors
from other countries don't and they need to be aware
of this particular risk.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Interesting point, Peter, thank you very much for that. I
don't expect. I don't expect you did the bungee.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Then, certainly not.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
Peter Carter, great to have you on the show. That
is the director of Carter, Captain of Law in Brisbane.
Peter Carter just making the point, which is I mean,
it's a fair point to make, isn't it, because the
system really does work for us. I mean it's it's
great for you if you're in New Zealander, but if
you're a foreigner coming here, and we did look, I've
just had someone text and what about Balley and Thailand?
Will all the Aussies love to go? I did ask
(04:46):
our producers to have a look at that, and they
have you pay one hundred and fifty percent of the
local health costs. You will pay while you're there, and
then presumably you would just sue them. I mean, if
someone hit you with their car or whatever, would just
sue them.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, Listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
Nine minutes after four year on news talk s b
over in Australia. So we all know about the campaign
that our government has launched. Here the slogan everyone must Go.
It's been likened to a clearance sale. And now an
Australian lawyer is warning ossies considering a trip coming to
New Zealand to quote go at your own risk. He says.
Since acc was introduced in the seventies, we've become a
(00:22):
legal liability free zone with no safety culture or ability
to get compensation for injury or death. He's the director
of Carter Capner Law. Peter Carter is his name, and
he's with me this afternoon. Hi, Peter, go after and Ryan, Well,
you've really set the cat amongst the pigeons with this one,
haven't you.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Well. I don't mean to offend New Zealanders at all.
I know that it's it's not good to comment on
other countries' protocols, but it's important that the Australians know
exactly what goes on there in terms of injuries caused
by rick us or careless conduct.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
This is because we have a CC you essentially can't
sue us if a car hits you on the street here,
you can't an Australian can't sue.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
That's right, and we see that as very odd and
very anti consumer. But the point is that when Australians
go to New Zealand, the ACC stops paying as soon
as they land back in Australia, so they're an extreme disadvantage.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
When you get back to Australia. Is there no government
assistance for you whatsoever or just for loss of income
like you'd get presumably get health cover there.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Well you could get health cover, yes, under Medicare and
but no, there's no no replacement income at all that
does that just doesn't happen. So Queensland. Sorry, I'm from Queensland,
but I speaking on behalf of all Australians. If they're
maimed on a road in New Zealand or orphaned there,
(02:00):
breadwinner parent dies, they can't get anything to replace the
income that has lost because of that tragedy that happened
on New Zealand soil.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
What's the situation and other holiday destinations for Australians.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Well, most countries have very good compensation rights. New Zealand
is an outlier. There aren't many places in the world
like that. So most other countries, United Kingdom, the United States,
Canada all have compensation systems that hold people accountable and
(02:42):
the people insure against that, and it's the insurance that
pays that loss of income into the future. For some reason,
New Zealand decided that they do it on their own
and go a different direction in the early seventies. As
you say, but Queens, sorry, Australians need to be aware
of that before they decide to travel New Zealand, because
(03:03):
they do go at their own risk.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
But do you just get insurance, don't you?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Well, travel insurance covers you while you're away, but once
you land back in Australia, once you set foot back
in Australian soil, travel insurance also stops. So no, it's
not easy to get insurance for that.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
Have you be Have you come and visited us? Have
you been to New Zealand before?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
I have? Indeed a very nice place. I like it,
but I'm extra extra careful because of those risks.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Well, so you don't cross the road or you just
care that when you do.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
I try to avoid crossing the road.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Really do you come here in cotton Wool?
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Well you do? Look, as I said, I don't want
to offend New Zealanders.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Don't worry it is don't worry about offending us. Don't
worry about that.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
It is a real risk. Is a real risk. You're
not you don't have that. You do have the acc
that will look after you after an accident, but visitors
from other countries don't and they need to be aware
of this particular risk.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Interesting point, Peter, thank you very much for that. I
don't expect. I don't expect you did the bungee.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Then, certainly not.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
Peter Carter, great to have you on the show. That
is the director of Carter, Captain of Law in Brisbane.
Peter Carter just making the point, which is I mean,
it's a fair point to make, isn't it, because the
system really does work for us. I mean it's it's
great for you if you're in New Zealander, but if
you're a foreigner coming here, and we did look, I've
just had someone text and what about Balley and Thailand?
Will all the Aussies love to go? I did ask
(04:46):
our producers to have a look at that, and they
have you pay one hundred and fifty percent of the
local health costs. You will pay while you're there, and
then presumably you would just sue them. I mean, if
someone hit you with their car or whatever, would just
sue them.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, Listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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