21 Nov 2012
Prowse v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2012] NZACC 374
- Court
- District Court
The Court allowed the appeal and quashed the review decision and ACC's determination because ACC's implementation depended on the appellant's father acting as the day‑to‑day therapist without his informed agreement and despite his lack of formal training, rendering the decision impractical and unlikely to achieve the statutory rehabilitation objectives; the Court found there was sufficient justification for music therapy generally but the delivery model adopted by ACC was unreasonable and lacked efficacy given the father's unwillingness and lack of rehabilitation qualifications, warranting qu…