Sixty families and individuals compensated for personal injuries and deaths

Sixty families and individuals have been assisted by the Accident Compensation Commission of Fiji for personal injuries and deaths arising from motor vehicle accidents.

Chief Executive Officer Parvez Akbar says they have assisted these families with the use of about $3.5 million in just the first quarter of last year.

Akbar says the organization's no‑fault scheme is designed to remove unreasonable hurdles that victims of accidents previously faced in pursuit of compensation.

He says this includes the lengthy and costly legal battles, the burden of proving fault, unreasonable exclusions and uncertainty of outcomes.

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