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Appeal - s 149 of Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether the bike accident caused changes to spine for which the surgery is required. Whether the conditions predated the accident. Whether the Corporation should fund surgery. Held: Part of the injury to spine caused by the bike accident. Corporation should fund part of the surgery.
Leave to appeal to the High Court - s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Application for leave to appeal relates to incapacity from a covered injury. Held: the applicant's dissatisfaction does not give rise to an error of law. District Court's finding was open to it on the facts. Sufficient grounds to justify grant of leave to appeal have not been established. Outcome: application dismissed.
Claim for personal injury, ss 20, 25, 26, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether Corporation correctly revoked and declined cover for Appellant’s right greater trochanteric bursitis as not having been caused by accident. Sufficient evidence that condition was caused by accident. Corporation’s decision to revoke and decline cover was incorrect. Outcome: appeal allowed.
Leave to appeal to the High Court – s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Applicant did not establish sufficient grounds, as a matter of law, to sustain application for leave to appeal. Applicant failed to establish error of law capable of bona fide and serious argument. Outcome: application dismissed.
Late filing of an appeal to the District Court – s 151, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether interests of justice required exercise of Court’s discretion to sustain application for leave to file appeal out of time. Delay of 20 months was considerable, but arose due to error or inadvertence for which Appellant was not responsible, and Corporation did not oppose leave being granted. Outcome: application granted.
Late filing of an appeal to the District Court – s 151, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether interests of justice required exercise of Court’s discretion to sustain application for leave to file appeal out of time. Delay of 18 months was considerable, but arose due to error or inadvertence for which Appellant was not responsible, and Corporation did not oppose leave being granted. Outcome: application granted.
Claim for weekly compensation – Schedule 1, clauses 49 and 51, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether leave payments received during period of incapacity and while claimant remained employed by employer are payments the Corporation is obligated to abate under clause 51 of Schedule 1 of the Act in calculating the claimant’s entitlement to weekly compensation. Corporation’s interpretation of abatement provisions of the Act was not conducive to fair and predictable outcome for claimants whose claim for weekly compensation involves leave payments made before the termination of employment. Court found that, for abatement purposes, the exclusion of leave payments made other than on termination of employment better accords with the social contract/fairness purpose of the current Act. Outcome: appeal allowed.
Claims process – ss 134(1), 149(1), Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether Court had jurisdiction to hear appeal against Reviewer’s decision affirming Corporation’s decision declining cover. Appellant’s submissions not related to matter addressed by Reviewer, therefore no jurisdiction for Court to consider subject-matter of Appellant’s submissions. Corporation later granted cover for Appellant’s treatment injury, therefore issue between parties was now moot. Outcome: appeal dismissed.
Weekly Compensation - s100, Clause 3 Schedule 1 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Appellant challenges decisions relating to backdated weekly compensation and rate of weekly compensation for injuries from motor accident and injuries to his thumb. Whether calculations were made correctly. Held: Weekly compensation cannot be backdated as sought. Compensation was calculated correctly. Outcome: appeal dismissed
Interest on backdated Weekly Compensation – s 114 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether Corporation correctly identified “all information” date for purpose of interest on backdated weekly compensation. Corporation applied s 114 correctly. No earlier all information date available than that identified by Corporation. Outcome: appeal dismissed.
Late filing of an appeal to the District Court – s 151, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Late filing of seven days arose due to error or inadvertence not caused by appellant herself. Appellant established that interests of justice required exercise of Court’s discretion to sustain application for leave to file appeal out of time. Outcome: application granted.
Leave to appeal to the High Court – s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether sufficient grounds, as matter of law, to sustain application for leave to appeal. Applicant did not establish error of law capable of bona fide and serious argument. Outcome: application dismissed.
Late filing of an appeal to the District Court – s 151, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Late filing of 4 days arose out of understandable error or inadvertence. Appellant established that interests of justice required exercise of the Court’s discretion to sustain application for leave to file appeal out of time. Outcome: application granted.
Late filing of an appeal to the District Court – s 151, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Interests of justice required exercise of Court’s discretion to sustain application for leave to file appeal out of time. Two-month delay, but arose from error or inadvertence, for which Appellant was not responsible. Outcome: application granted.
Abstract: Leave to appeal to the High Court – s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether sufficient grounds, as matter of law, to sustain application for leave to appeal. Applicant did not establish error of law capable of bona fide and serious argument. Outcome: application dismissed.
Leave to appeal to the High Court – s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Application for leave to appeal decision that treatment injury had not been proven. Applicant failed to establish any error of law in decision capable of bona fide and serious argument. Outcome: application dismissed.
Claim for deemed cover – s 58; suspension of weekly compensation – s 117, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether appellant entitled to deemed cover. Whether Corporation correct to suspend appellant’s continued entitlement to weekly compensation. Corporation complied with s 56 of Act, therefore no deemed cover arose. Corporation correctly decided it was “not satisfied” of appellant’s continued eligibility for weekly compensation, in light of clear medical evidence. Outcome: appeal dismissed.
Late filing of an appeal to the District Court – s 151, Accident Compensation Act 2001. Late filing of 18 days arose out of error or inadvertence rather than change of mind. Interests of justice required exercise of Court’s discretion to sustain application for leave to file appeal out of time. Outcome: application granted.
Claim for personal injury - Revocation of cover - s 20, 25, 65(1) Accident Compensation Act 2001. Appeal lodged for decisions relating to declining cover for traumatic brain injury and fractures. Revocation of cover for fractures was correctly revoked. Applicant has not established that he suffered a traumatic brain injury. Previous decisions upheld. Outcome: claim dismissed.
Claim for loss of potential earnings - s 105, Schedule 1, Clause 47(1) Accident Compensation Act 2001. Relates to previous decision declining weekly compensation for injury. Appellant has not established that at the date of his incapacity he was incapacitated because of the personal injury for which he had cover. Outcome: claim dismissed.
Weekly Compensation, earner, earnings as employee – ss 6, 9, 100, Schedule 1, clauses 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 42, 43 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether Appellant is entitled to weekly compensation. Appellant was an earner at the time of his injury and incapacity and is eligible for weekly compensation for so long as his incapacity continues. Outcome: appeal allowed.
Late filing of appeal to District Court. s 149 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Previous decision had suspended entitlements to treatment and weekly compensation. Appellant has established interests of justice require exercise of courts discretion to sustain application for leave. Outcome: claim allowed.
Claim for work-related gradual-process injury. s 30 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Review decision set aside. Corporation to obtain further medical evidence and make fresh decision. Appellant entitled to costs. Outcome: claim allowed.
Late filing of appeal to District Court. s 151 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Cover for sensorineural hearing loss as treatment injury had been declined. Interest of justice require exercise of Court's discretion to sustain application to file appeal out of time. Outcome: claim allowed.
Leave to appeal to High Court - s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001. Whether interests of justice required exercise of discretion to sustain her application for leave to appeal. Not established error of law capable of bona fide and serious argument. Outcome: appeal dismissed.