22 Apr 2004
D v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2004] NZACC 122
- Court
- District Court
Because the treating surgeon described the case as only semi-urgent and there was a five-week interval between assessment and surgery, the treatment did not meet the statutory definition of 'acute treatment' under s7, so ACC's prior agreement was required and ACC was entitled to decline reimbursement.