20 Dec 2012
McKenzie v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2012] NZACC 406
- Court
- District Court
The appeal is allowed because ACC, before issuing the 4 December 2008 vocational independence determination, failed to make reasonable and obvious enquiries of the treating surgeon which would have revealed imminent purposive surgery and rehabilitation needs; that failure made the determination premature and legally invalid, requiring it to be quashed and the matter remitted to ACC for fresh consideration.