14 Apr 1997
Byrne v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1997] NZACC 51
- Court
- District Court
The Court held the appellant was entitled to reimbursement because the particular treatment she required — frequent intravenous narcotic management administered with 24‑hour availability and under the Pain Clinic's guidance — constituted the relevant 'treatment' and was effectively only available from Dr Searle; thus regulation 6(4) permitted reimbursement for travel to him as the nearest place able to provide that treatment in substance, distinguishing Warren and aligning with Hei.