20 Aug 2019
Milne v Accident Compensation Corporation (Vocational Independence)
- Citation
- [2019] NZACC 99
- Court
- District Court
The Corporation carried out the required occupational and medical assessments under the Act and Schedule 1; the appellant, having demonstrated medical capacity for light/sedentary work and having completed targeted computer training adequate for initial entry and supported by medical opinion that 30 hours per week was sustainable, had achieved vocational independence in the two job options identified; accordingly the decision of 11 February 2016 was correct and the appeal is dismissed.