4 Mar 2016
Irwin v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2016] NZACC 58
- Court
- District Court
The Court held that clause 31 requires the Corporation to take tax returns into account but does not extinguish the statutory power under s15(3) to determine a reasonable remuneration amount where the subsection (2) amount is not a reasonable representation; given the stark post-accident apportionment and supporting evidence the respondent was entitled to adjust the appellant's earnings to $34,791.79 for abatement, so the appeal was dismissed.