22 May 1998
Wikeepa v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1998] NZACC 109
- Court
- District Court
Lump sum claim was time-barred under s147 and dismissal of that claim was correct; the Review Officer erred by applying repealed s54(5) at review rather than the statutory provision in force at the time (s54(7)(a)), which permits payment of the independence allowance from the date the claimant lodged a claim for cover (8 March 1992), therefore the decision refusing backdating was revoked and the Corporation must pay the allowance from 8 March 1992.