Watts v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 62 [pdf, 188 KB]
...returned mid-August 2014 and was released mid-December 2014. The Court observes the available medical reports in evidence suggest a period of imprisonment from 4 June 2014 to 23 January 2015. Mr Hawes Gandar informed the Court that despite his request to Corrections for a specific release date, he had not received this information. In consequence, it appears Mr Watts’ actual term of imprisonment is unclear. What is clear is that Mr Watts was in prison at the time of injury....