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Topic

Definition of work injury

Legal area

Court

25 Mar 1996

Harwood v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Citation

[1996] NZACC 19
Court

District Court

Leave to appeal was granted because the decision involved clear questions of law—specifically whether the injury was a motor vehicle injury or a work injury and whether a motor vehicle is a place of employment—warranting determination by the High Court.
7 Jun 1995

Harwood v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Citation

[1995] NZACC 64
Court

District Court

Because the appellant was on paid stand‑by, took the call and was performing an employment task from the vehicle which the Court found to be a place of employment, and because the accident would not have occurred but for the detour made in response to the call, the injury arose out of and in the course of employment under s6 and is therefore a work injury; s3(f) exclusion did not apply.