ACC heads will roll by week's end - iPredict
The ACC medical adviser at the centre of the Bronwyn Pullar scandal looks set to lose his job.
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iPredict traders think ACC chairman John Judge and chief executive Ralph Stewart are safe in their jobs for now, but an ACC adviser at the centre of the Bronwyn Pullar scandal is likely to be gone by the end of the week.
New stocks have been launched on the trading website following last night's revealing 60 Minutes broadcast on the ACC privacy breach, which led to the resignation earlier this year of former ACC Minister Dr Nick Smith.
Early trading on the new stocks suggest there is a 35% chance Mr Judge will leave by the end of the week, and a 25% probability Mr Stewart will.
Thing's look worse, however, for ACC medical adviser Dr Anthony Burgess.
The 60 Minutes interview claimed Dr Burgess had been dealing with Ms Pullar's case in an improper way and had accessed her file several times after being told not to.
He is given a 53% probability of being sacked, being told to resign or being temporarily suspended by week's end.
Meanwhile, Dr Smith looks set to return to Cabinet and to the climate change and environment portfolios before the end of the year.
iPredict traders think there is an 80% chance Prime Minister John Key will reappoint Dr Smith as a minister and they are predicting just an 18% chance of Mr Key ordering a wide-ranging inquiry into the various privacy breaches.
Caleb Allison
Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Mon, 11 Jun 2012
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ACC heads will roll by week's end - iPredict
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