2 Sept 2010
Emerson v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2010] NZACC 150
- Court
- District Court
The judge declined to dismiss the appeal on the existing material because concerns about the appellant's mental health (depression and seizure risk) and their impact on vocational independence were unresolved; although medical assessors (notably Dr Waite) supported vocational independence, further concise expert psychiatric evidence was required to determine whether the mental health consequences of the covered injury preclude vocational independence, and the court directed further evidentiary steps and a teleconference with counsel before final determination.