29 May 2003
Waaka v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2003] NZACC 101
- Court
- District Court
The District Court found the local assessments (including Gillian Hogan’s 22 March 1999 report) were coherent, supported by other expert reports, and showed substantial improvement such that 35 hours/week was a reasonable exercise of the respondent’s discretion; the Head Office backdated settlement related to past periods and did not bind future entitlements; no legal error in the respondent’s exercise of discretion was demonstrated, so appeal dismissed.