21 Sept 1994
Gardner v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1994] NZACC 49
- Court
- District Court
The appeal is allowed in part: the Corporation is not required to pay for routine travel to the claimant's Hamilton general practitioners but must pay travel costs from the claimant's residence to the nearest general practitioner in Takanini at 50 cents per kilometre and may reimburse travel to specialists (assessed as visits to Epsom) at 50 cents per kilometre; all entitlements remain subject to the Regulation 6(3)(b) $40 monthly threshold and distances to be ascertained by the Corporation.