New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Leave to accept late application

Legal area

Court

14 Apr 2015

Houghton v Accident Compensation Corporation

Citation

[2015] NZACC 72
Court

District Court

The Judge found that the combination of severe traumatic brain injury causing metacognitive impairment and the simultaneous service of divorce papers amounted to extenuating circumstances of reasonable substance under s135(3), so the late review application must be accepted and the appeal allowed.
12 Mar 2015

Boyd v Accident Compensation Corporation

Citation

[2015] NZACC 62
Court

District Court

The judge found that a combination of the appellant's incapacity, his wife's substantial caregiving and work commitments and reasonable efforts to file during the Christmas break, together with the Corporation's failure to send its follow-up letter, amounted to extenuating circumstances under s135(3) and required acceptance of the late review application.