12 Dec 2003
Robinson v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2003] NZACC 326
- Court
- District Court
The Court held that while non-injury mental conditions are generally not required to be taken into account, the realities of employment may require consideration of such conditions; on the facts the community worker role was unsuitable because the appellant's psychiatric condition would realistically preclude paid employment in that role, but the gate keeper role was suitable as assessed by the medical assessor; there was no clear and cogent evidence to overturn the medical assessor on the gate keeper finding, therefore ACC's decision to determine a capacity for work and suspend entitlements…