17 Jan 2006
Howard v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2006] NZACC 8
- Court
- District Court
Judge Cadenhead refused leave to appeal because the contested matters were primarily factual or discretionary, many points were academic or remediable at review (the July 2003 review application was defective and no clear deemed decision arose), statutory tests (s72/s117) were applied objectively and the Corporation's actions were reasonable, the 1997 memorandum was an internal non-decision, IRP concerns were addressed by subsequent IRPs, interest is not payable before 1 July 1992, and costs awards to an unrepresented litigant were within the Reviewer's regulatory discretion.