30 Nov 2016
Jones v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2016] NZACC 311
- Court
- District Court
The Court found the Corporation ignited the vocational independence process prematurely because the s110(3) threshold was not satisfied given incomplete rehabilitation/medical information (including absence of recent GP input and unassessed post‑surgical PIN injuries); the VIOA failed to properly assess required tasks, literacy/numeracy/computer limitations and environmental modifications making three of four identified work types occupationally unsuitable; the VIMA contained significant analytical gaps and did not reliably establish capacity to sustain 30 hours/week. Accordingly the 29 June…