Vivash v Accident Compensation Corporation [2020] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 282 KB]
...obligation to determine delayed incapacity was that of the case manager at the time. Because the file had been 12 destroyed there was no evidence the issue had ever been addressed or that Mr Vivash had been made aware of the decision and of his appeal rights. [44] It is clear from the medical evidence reviewed earlier in this decision that the 1982 and 1985 accidents have in fact led to progressive degeneration. This underlines the point that a retention policy which hinges on t...