21 Jan 1999
O'Regan v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1999] NZACC 5
- Court
- District Court
Under s3 of the 1992 Act the appellant's injury was not an "accident" because there was no application of a force or resistance external to the body; the injury resulted from internal interaction of spinal structures during a sudden twisting movement and therefore did not meet the statutory requirement for cover.