23 Dec 1996
Ferguson v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1996] NZACC 157
- Court
- District Court
Prospective pay increases are not included when assessing relevant earnings at the time of the accident; relevant earnings are to be calculated from the appropriate pre-accident pay period (here four weeks) and corrected where the selected payslips incorrectly spanned five weeks, adjusting the relevant earnings to $723.79/week; s53(4) authorises recalculation of short-term payments to reflect a legitimate increased hourly rate resulting in $722.13/week; s53(9) is not engaged.