18 Jun 2015
Kururangi v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2015] NZACC 153
- Court
- District Court
The Court held ACC was entitled to reassess the appellant in 2011; the assessments by a qualified assessor (Mrs Bay) and ACC's exercise of discretion (including adding night hours) were lawful and not plainly wrong; the reviewers' interventions were appropriate except where a reviewer incorrectly substituted process requirements (Mr Woodhouse) but overall the reviewer's final decision upholding ACC was correct; the IRP is not a binding contract preventing reassessment and estoppel/legitimate expectation do not displace the statutory scheme; appeal dismissed.