18 Mar 2008
Ashley and Colthurst v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2008] NZACC 58
- Court
- District Court
The Court held that ACC complied with its statutory obligations under Regulation 18 and Schedule 1: claimants were informed of options, the choice to elect non-contracted surgery was valid, ACC was not required to ensure identical timing to private options or to compel surgeons/hospitals to provide services under contract, and therefore ACC's decisions to limit liability to 60% for chosen non-contracted providers were lawful; the representative appeals were dismissed.