24 Jul 1995
Leave to appeal to the High Court was granted because the central issue—interpretation of Regulation 11 and whether it permits payment in emergency cases—is a question of law appropriate for appellate consideration.
21 Feb 1995
The Regulations require prior approval for the specified hospital, specialist and anaesthetic procedures; the 'discovered during the course of approved treatment' exception only operates where there is an antecedent approved treatment (i.e. prior approval under the Regulations); acceptance of cover under the Act does not substitute for the statutory prior approval; because no prior approval was obtained, payment was precluded and the Corporation's decision to decline payment was correctly upheld.