14 Apr 2016
Section 252(4) obliges ACC to reimburse WINZ for benefits paid during periods for which the claimant was entitled to ACC weekly compensation; s252(6) does not create an exception where ACC previously failed to pay; prior Court of Appeal rulings settle the point and bar collateral relitigation; therefore the reimbursement and deductions made by ACC were lawful and the appeal fails.
26 Mar 2014
Interest under s114 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001 is payable only on late payments of weekly compensation actually made to and received by the claimant; refunds by the Corporation to WINZ under s252 are not late payments to the claimant and therefore do not attract interest, so special leave was declined.
10 May 1996
Section 78(2) mandates that where a claimant received Social Security Sickness Benefit and is later established to be entitled to weekly compensation, the Corporation must refund the Social Security payments to New Zealand Income Support Services; the Corporation is not the claimant's employer for Wages Protection Act purposes.