New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Attribution of costs

Legal area

Court

22 Sept 1999

A & D Decorators v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Citation

[1999] NZACC 268
Court

District Court

Medical evidence established a head injury preventing return to full‑time work; respondent provided prompt and appropriate rehabilitation steps without needing a formal individual rehabilitation programme; the payments made were within the Experience Rating Regulations' definition of qualifying payments and therefore correctly attributable to the appellant's experience rating; appeal dismissed.
19 Dec 1997

Kiwi Packaging Limited v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Citation

[1997] NZACC 272
Court

District Court

On the balance of probabilities the claimant did not prove a work-origin personal injury under s.6 because of inconsistent accounts, delay in reporting, competing non-work explanations, and medical evidence that did not support a specific work incident; accordingly the review officer's decision attributing a s.6 injury and costs to the employer was revoked.