Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council

Council Members

Danny Hailes

Danny Hailes is based on the East Coast of Otago near Dunedin. He has over thirty years of legal and corporate experience including championing safety in large industrial workplaces in the Agri-sector. Danny has been riding motorcycles for most of his life and is passionate about improving safety for all motorcyclists including through education and the use of skills-based programmes.

 

David Haung

Started his career as a road safety engineer and now working as a manager in the civil infrastructure industry, David brings his deep engineering knowledge and strong leadership and governance skills to MSAC. David is a strong advocate for motorcycle safety and believes in a system approach to road safety.

 

Angela McLeod

Angela is a community leader and experienced governance professional with a long-standing connection to the motorcycling sector.

She is part-owner of Maidstone Yamaha and has over 30 years’ involvement in motorcycling, holding a Class 6 licence since her teens and maintaining strong national industry networks.

Angela serves as a councillor for Upper Hutt City Council and is Chair of the Community and Economy Committee. She also holds governance roles across several organisations, including Acting Chair of the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council.

With a background in policy, communications, and advocacy, Angela brings a practical, outcomes-focused approach to improving safety and supporting the motorcycling community.

 

Andrew Nwosu

Andrew is a physiotherapist and senior healthcare leader with experience across the UK and New Zealand, combining clinical expertise with strategic and operational leadership. He is known for translating complex issues into clear, compelling narratives and applying both analytical thinking and creative problem-solving. His work often sits at the intersection of people, data, and communication, shaping strategy and performance insights. Andrew is a strong advocate for inclusion and diversity, recognising their importance in driving meaningful system-wide change.

 

Nigel Oliver

Nigel is a keen motorist as an active member of several car clubs and as a motorcyclist.  Nigel was a Partner at national law firm Anthony Harper until mid-2025.  Nigel’s current roles include private consulting and being on the Board of Directors of one of New Zealand’s major wine exporters.  Nigel’s goals are to use his background in law, business and governance to progress the goals of the MSAC.

 

Jessica Ralph

Jessica grew up surrounded by motorcycles, with her dad riding daily and her grandfather restoring classic bikes, although she only took up riding herself later in life. She now lives in Auckland, works in public transport operations, and rides an early 2000s Vespa ET4 150 that once belonged to her mum. With a background in aviation, she has a strong interest in motorcycle safety from a systems safety and human factors perspective. For Jessica, it’s not just professional — knowing that family and friends are riding every day makes safety feel deeply personal.

 

About the Council

The Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council (MSAC) was established in 2011 by the then Minister for ACC.

The Council operates independently from ACC.

 

 

 

MSAC’s purpose

The Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council (the Council) exists to provide independent assurance to the Minister for ACC and motorcycle communities, that ACC:

• Has developed, is maintaining, and is executing a motorcycle safety strategy to reduce the volume and severity of motorcycle injuries.
• Is employing proven processes, systems and, procedures to ensure:
  • the voice of the motorcycle communities is integrated into its Motorcycle Safety Strategy
  • the motorcycle communities understand its Motorcycle Safety Strategy, how the Motorcycle Safety Levy (MSL) is invested within the strategy, and what results are being achieved.
• Is fully investing the Motorcycle Safety Levy in accordance with the ACC Act and the Motorcycle Safety Strategy.
• Is successfully reducing the volume and severity of motorcycle injuries.
• Is proactively working across Government to reduce the volume and severity of motorcycle injuries and integrate its Motorcycle Safety Strategy in any whole of government road safety strategy.

Find out more about the Motorcycle Safety Strategy

MSAC’s role

The Council’s primary role is to provide assurance to Government and motorcycle communities that ACC is effectively investing the MSL:

• Into a strategy and programmes that reduce the volume and severity of motorcycle injuries.
• In accordance with the ACC Act.

Specifically, the Council will provide independent assurance to the Minister that ACC:

• Has a Motorcycle Safety Strategy in place.
• Is ensuring the voice of the motorcycle communities is being integrated into the Motorcycle Safety Strategy.
• Is ensuring the motorcycle communities understand ACC’s Motorcycle Safety Strategy and:
  • how the MSL is invested within the Motorcycle Safety Strategy and what results are being achieved.
  • The cumulative value of the MSL collected to date, what percentage of the MSL has been invested and in what programmes the MSL has been invested.
  • How ACC’s Motorcycle Safety Strategy programmes are performing in relation to forecast outcomes and ACC’s Injury Prevention targets; specifically:
    • Reduced fatalities and serious injuries
    • Claims reductions
    • Return on Investment.
  • How ACC’s Motorcycle Safety Strategy:
    • aligns with any wider Government road safety strategy
    • encourages other Government agencies to support reducing the volume and severity of motorcycle injuries.

Find out more about the Motorcycle Safety Levy

MSAC’s terms of reference

MSAC’s terms of reference outline the Council’s purpose, role, activities, membership, skills, and support and reporting mechanisms.

Read the MSAC terms of reference

Contact MSAC

Email: msac@acc.co.nz