8 Feb 2010
Barnett v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2010] NZACC 18
- Court
- District Court
The appeal was dismissed because contemporaneous evidence demonstrated the appellant was a labourer at the time of injury and the late letter from Mr Loza was insufficient to establish a higher pre-accident earnings status; ACC's letters were properly treated as reaffirmations not new reviewable decisions; and, as a matter of statute, ACC had no liability to reimburse vehicle repairs or costs pre-dating the IPRC Act or incurred without prior assessment/approval under ss81–84 and Schedule 1 cl22(2)(b).