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New Zealand Case Law

Reimbursement for caregiver transport
  • 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