5 Mar 2004
Park v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2004] NZACC 32
- Court
- District Court
The Court held that at the time of AON's decision (16 April 2002) the occupational and medical assessments reasonably supported a finding that the appellant had capacity for three identified light/sedentary employment options; the Medical Assessor did not exceed the occupational assessment's ambit in allowing posture variation implied by 'intermittent' and 'common'; the Real Estate Agent option was excluded because it required licencing; subsequent medical developments and psychiatric episode occurred after the relevant decision and therefore do not render the original determination incorrect…