[2021] NZACC 105 - W v ACC (16 July 2021) [pdf, 384 KB]
...Regulations which came into effect on 1 July 1994. The claimant needed 24 hour attendant care as a result of brain damage following a suicide attempt for which cover was granted. His mother who had been appointed his welfare guardian under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 had brought him home so he could be cared for in the community. As well as paid carers, the mother of the claimant had been doing 120 hours of care per week. The issue in the case was w...