22 Feb 2013
THOMPSON V THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HC TAU CIV-2012-485-001531
- Citation
- openlaw-23ebd540_c6d7_453e_81d5_644f789f6cf8.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Chief Executive’s discretion under s69C(1) is capped by Schedule 19 so no payment above $59.12; the appellant’s physiotherapy did not qualify as a disability-related expense because the disability was not shown to be likely to continue six months and treatment was available via public health, so those costs were not allowable for temporary additional support; statutory/regulatory deductions and the exclusion of Sky subscription under the Regulations were correctly applied, therefore the appellant was not entitled to ongoing temporary additional support as at 18 July 2011.