21 Feb 1995
Robertson v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1995] NZACC 15
- Court
- District Court
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.