18 Jun 2007
TLP v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2007] NZACC 123
- Court
- District Court
Regulation 13 does not apply to the claimed travel; Regulation 17 cannot create a new entitlement where none exists; Regulation 12 authorises contribution for one escort when the claimant's medical condition requires an escort, and on the facts an escort from Wairakei to Napier was reasonable and payable to the appellant's mother, subject to Regulation 12(3)(a) preventing duplicate payment if the claimant was already reimbursed for the same journey.