14 Aug 2018
Needham v Accident Compensation Corporation (Funding)
- Citation
- [2018] NZACC 131
- Court
- District Court
For ACR 227/17 the appeal is dismissed: the reviewer correctly found ACC's original decision flawed and properly directed a new functional capacity evaluation and engineer assessment, but the appellant's refusal to undergo the directed FCE prevents ACC from making the new decision so there is nothing further the Court can compel; for ACR 008/18 the reviewer correctly declined jurisdiction because the review application was lodged outside the three‑month statutory time limit and the issue of extenuating circumstances under s135(3) had not been determined; the Court ordered a rehearing procedur…