[2021] NZACC 65 - Crowley v ACC (20 April 2021) [pdf, 166 KB]
...injury caused by an accident. [17] Section 25 of the 2001 Act defines "accident'. It means, inter alia, a specific event or series of events other than a gradual process, involving the application of force or resistance external to the human body. [18] “Personal injury” is defined at s26 of the 2001 Act and includes, for example, a strain or sprain. [19] Section 26(2) and (4) exclude from the definition of personal injury, personal injury caused wholly or substanti...