4 Oct 2013
Francis v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2013] NZACC 321
- Court
- District Court
The assessor correctly applied s60 of the 1998 Act and the AMA Guides by determining an overall mental WPI of 25% and then excluding impairment attributable to non-covered factors after considered apportionment (10%), leaving a 15% covered WPI; the medical evidence (Fenwicke, supported by Pavagada and Collier) sufficiently identified causation and justified the deduction, so the respondent's decision was properly confirmed and the appeal dismissed.