14 Jul 2011
Wacker v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2011] NZACC 186
- Court
- District Court
Section 128 bars ACC from paying for rehabilitation or treatment costs incurred outside New Zealand unless s.129 or a regulation requires payment; no applicable regulation existed, s.129 did not apply, the appellant lacked prior ACC agreement for the treatment, and the facts did not establish a compensable treatment injury. Therefore ACC was correct to decline reimbursement for overseas treatment and travel and the treatment injury claim was not sustainable.