9 May 1995
ABC v Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
- Citation
- [1995] NZACC 47
- Court
- District Court
Judge Imrie held that the appellant had lodged a claim for multiple incidents of sexual abuse before 1 October 1992 because the M46 forms marked 'sensitive issue' together with the counsellor's correspondence were sufficient to put the Corporation on notice of sexual abuse; s.135(3) does not require full particulars before the cutoff and date boxes on forms do not automatically restrict claims for sexual abuse that often spans periods and is disclosed progressively through counselling; accordingly the claim must be dealt with under the 1982 Act and treated as covering incidents from 1968 to 1…