9 Feb 2015
Haora v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2015] NZACC 30
- Court
- District Court
The vocational independence determination was set aside because the VIMA failed to consider relevant non‑injury conditions (literacy/numeracy) as required by clause 29 of Schedule 1 and the evidence did not establish, on the balance of probabilities, that the appellant could perform the three identified jobs for 30 hours per week; those omissions rendered the VIA process flawed and the decision unsafe.
- Vocational independence
- Vocational independence assessment (via/vima/vioa)
- S110(3) threshold
- Schedule 1 clause 29 non-injury conditions
- Assessment of pain and functional limitations
- Procedural fairness/assessor independence