31 Mar 1999
Bridges v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1999] NZACC 80
- Court
- District Court
The court held that "permanent employment" in s40(2)(b) is not confined to employment as an employee and can include self-employment where evidence shows the earner would likely have continued to receive earnings for more than 12 months but for injury; therefore s40(2)(b) applies to the appellant and his employee earnings must be divided by the actual number of weeks earned (18.8) under s42, and the agreed multiplier of 16 for the non-employee component applies; the Review Officer's use of s40(2)(c) and divisor 52 was incorrect.