31 Oct 2001
Hartshorne v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2001] NZACC 305
- Court
- District Court
The appellant did not establish that he altered his position in reliance on the payment that was ultimately treated as an overpayment under s372(2); most expenditures predated or related to payments made before the error was identified, the appellant was notified promptly after the overpayment was discovered, and expenditures were ordinary rather than extraordinary outlays; therefore the statutory criterion of alteration of position making repayment inequitable was not met and the overpayment was recoverable.