New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Commencement of payments

Legal area

Court

21 Jun 2005

Whitehead v Accident Compensation Corporation

Citation

[2005] NZACC 185
Court

District Court

The statutory transitional provisions are plain and unambiguous; because an assessment had been made and payments received the appellant had an established entitlement and no serious and arguable question of statutory interpretation arises; accordingly leave to appeal is refused.
17 Jun 1996

Hammersley v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Citation

[1996] NZACC 41
Court

District Court

The regulations unambiguously prescribe commencement dates for attendant care and home help payments and contain no discretionary power to backdate to hospital discharge where the written application date is later; therefore payments properly commenced from the written application date of 26 January 1995 and the appeal must be dismissed.