4 Jan 2007
Aitken v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2007] NZACC 2
- Court
- District Court
Court found on balance that the VIOA had been sent so no procedural breach; on the merits, 'Teacher Aide' as a work-type does not generally permit engagement in 35+ hours per week and therefore cannot form the basis for a Vocational Independence determination; 'Sales Assistant (Light Duties)' is not a valid generic work-type because the 'light duties' qualification renders it a case-specific description and the occupational and medical assessments based on that qualification were flawed; accordingly the Vocational Independence decision of 24 January 2005 was quashed and weekly compensation re…