29 Jan 2002
Lewis v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2002] NZACC 31
- Court
- District Court
Claim for retrospective reimbursement was properly denied because the appellant's transport needs were not specified in his individual rehabilitation plan; liability for rehabilitation services, including transport, arises only to the extent they are specified in the plan and payments cannot be backdated without prior application or agreement.
- Reimbursement for caregiver transport
- Individual rehabilitation plan
- Retrospective claims
- Interpretation of schedule 1 clause 29(2) and clause 39