16 Aug 2012
Johnston v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2012] NZACC 279
- Court
- District Court
The IRP clause did not and could not confer a veto or bind ACC to refrain from disclosing documents or choosing assessors; the claimant objectively and unreasonably refused or failed to attend vocational independence assessments despite reasonable offers and opportunity to attend and to challenge relevance at the assessment; therefore ACC lawfully suspended weekly compensation under s117(3) and no exceptional circumstances under s117(3B) existed to require payment.