23 Nov 2004
Barnes v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2004] NZACC 368
- Court
- District Court
The medical and occupational assessments conducted under the statutory procedure established that the appellant has capacity for 30+ hours per week as an Industrial Sewing Machinist; s15(2)(b) makes inability to obtain employment irrelevant to the statutory test; absent clear and cogent evidence to rebut the assessments the Court must accept them, so the appellant has capacity for work in that job option and the appeal is dismissed.