26 Aug 2009
Ashley and Colthurst v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2009] NZACC 144
- Court
- District Court
Judge Beattie found ACC complied with Regulation 18 and Schedule 1: ACC provided the required information, the choice to accept a nominated provider or elect a chosen provider was transparent and real, contractual provisions with nominated providers supplied safeguards for timely effective treatment, and there was no lawful basis to infer unlawful delegation or failure to exercise ACC's contractual powers; accordingly the appeals on the merits were dismissed. Judge Cadenhead nevertheless granted leave to appeal to the High Court because important questions of law (statutory interpretation of…