18 Oct 1996
DC v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1996] NZACC 121
- Court
- District Court
Section 54(14) required deduction of prior lump sum percentages (41%) from the 29% assessed disability, leaving no entitlement to an Independence Allowance; Regulations 5 and 6 require permanent inability to drive or inability to travel as a passenger, and the occupational therapist's driving assessment established the appellant can drive an unmodified vehicle, so no vehicle assistance is payable.