23 Sept 2015
RITCHIE v ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION [2015] NZHC 2305
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 2305
- Court
- High Court
The Court held ACC lawfully required the claimant to undergo a s 107 vocational independence assessment because (1) there was reasonable evidential and clinical basis for concluding the claimant was "likely to achieve vocational independence"—the Branch Medical Advisor's file review relying on a recent IMA provided a rational basis—and (2) the claimant had completed the vocational rehabilitation services ACC was liable to provide under the agreed IRP, so s 110(3)(a) and (b) were satisfied.