14 Aug 2007
Estate of Puddle v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2007] NZACC 188
- Court
- District Court
Clause 54(1) must be given its natural meaning: the entitlement to lump sum compensation is subject to all of its express conditions including that the claimant is alive when assessed; purposive construction cannot override the clear statutory precondition and therefore the Corporation correctly declined payment where the claimant died before assessment.