28 Aug 2014
Briggs v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2014] NZACC 194
- Court
- District Court
The Court held that on the evidence before the Corporation as at July 2008 there was not a reasonable basis to conclude Mr Briggs was likely to achieve vocational independence under s110(3) because rehabilitation remained incomplete after the October 2007 re‑injury and both the VIOA and VIMA were inadequate for failing to address the re‑injury, chronic synovitis, irregular swelling, impact on achievable hours and the practical resettlement needs of an older worker; accordingly the 5 September 2008 decision was set aside and the review decision quashed.