3 Aug 2011
Hollis v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2011] NZACC 212
- Court
- District Court
Although clause 22(1) generally precludes funding purchase where an owned vehicle may be modified, the statutory test of what is practicable requires weighing effectiveness and cost‑efficiency of modification against vehicle age and likely future repair costs; here the Court found modifications to the appellant's 1990 high‑mileage vehicle were uneconomic or unlikely to produce a satisfactory long‑term outcome and ordered ACC to fund a suitable replacement vehicle.