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New Zealand Case Law

Statutory deduction and refund (s252 acc act)
  • 9 Dec 2021

    GOH v ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION (of Wellington) [2021] NZHC 3372

    Citation
    [2021] NZHC 3372
    Court
    High Court

    Application for special leave was dismissed because the substance of the challenge was a relitigation of the 2005 Decision already finally determined; res judicata and abuse of process applied; s252 ACC Act required the refund to MSD and ACC's deduction was lawful; the Hennessy decision did not alter s252's operation and offered no exceptional circumstance to avoid preclusion; no arguable question of law or prospect of success existed.

    • Res judicata / cause of action estoppel
    • Abuse of process
    • Special leave to appeal
    • Statutory deduction and refund (s252 acc act)
    • Abatement of benefits (s71a social security act)
    • Declarations of inconsistency (human rights act)