1 Aug 2000
Prichard v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2000] NZACC 196
- Court
- District Court
On the balance of probabilities the appellant failed to establish that MCS constitutes a personal injury within section 4 and failed to prove the section 7(1)(a),(b) and (c) requirements because (i) the etiology of MCS is uncertain and alternative non-work explanations exist, (ii) exposure levels at the workplace were likely low and not shown to be the specific cause, and (iii) similar non‑work exposures occurred, so the statutory causal nexus and increased risk required by s7 were not proved.