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1. Xu v Accident Compensation Corporation [2022] NZACC 205 [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...Vocational Independence Medical Assessment with Dr Dryson, Occupational Medicine Specialist on 18 November 2016. [8] Dr Dryson considered the following work types identified by an occupational assessor would be medically sustainable, being: disability service officer, admissions clerk, sales assistant pharmacy and health remedies; sales assistant (souvenirs, gifts and duty-free), and sales assistant and salespersons NEC (Lotto counter). [9] On 13 February 2017, WorkAon notified M...

2. OIA-109053.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...coroner is different, and the circumstances of some deaths mean they may take longer to investigate. Coroners consider evidence from a range of sources and may consult with multiple agencies, such as the New Zealand Police, WorkSafe or the Health and Disability Commissioner. Depending on the circumstances of the death, a coroner may put their inquiry on hold pending the outcome of another agency’s investigation or any criminal proceedings. A case may also be reopened following...

3. Easthope v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlements) [2023] NZACC 158 [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...was appointed. [10] On 19 June 2022, Mr Easthope emailed Mr Rei with various background details about the 1986 claim. Mr Easthope’s email included a list of requests for items including a new mattress, a traction machine and that ACC pay for a disability car. [11] Mr Rei discussed the contents of this email with Mr Easthope on 22 June 2022. Mr Rei followed up the discussion with an email of the same date addressing the points that Mr Easthope had raised that. The email included...

4. MOJ0608-Making-parenting-arrangements-te-reo-Maori.pdf [pdf, 356 KB]

   ...Services Directory He rārangi ratonga tautoko tā rātau e āwhina ana i ngā whānau puta noa i Aotearoa. Ko ēnei ratonga mai i ngā whare noho ki ngā tumu kōrero. • Waea koreutu 0800 211 211 • Haere ki familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ CCS Disability Action Ko tā rātau he tuku mōhiohio me ngā tautoko ki te hunga hauā me ō rātau whānau. Whakapā: • Waea koreutu 0800 227 200 • Īmēra info@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz Te Tari Mātāwaka He rārangi ratonga tautoko ta...

5. TD v E Ltd [2023] NZDT 718 (20 December 2023) [pdf, 116 KB]

   ...were for teeth 36, 27, 26, 16 and 17. TD paid E Ltd $1,790.00 for this work. TD used a loan from MSD to pay for the dental work, I understand MSD has put the loan on hold pending the result of this claim and a complaint TD has made to the Health and Disability Commissioner. 6. TD says that after the work was done, she had ongoing pain in the teeth at the filling sites and was unable to chew even soft food. She went back to E Ltd a few days after the original work was done. E Ltd redu...

6. CW & NK v TX [2023] NZDT 411 (5 July 2023) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...and the key they were given did not open the front door. CW and NK were unable to gain access to their home and had to incur this fee. TX was obliged under clause 3.4 to provide a key for the second lock on this door or act himself to permanently disable this lock. I am satisfied if he had done so, this issue would not have arisen. TX says if CW and NK had taken the garage door remote with them, they would have had means of access. I do not however accept this is a justifiable defence in t...

7. LL v U Ltd [2024] NZDT 306 (24 April 2024) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...provide it services with reasonable care and skill? 18. LL said that he entered the purchase on 24 January 2024 and paid the money through his bank on 25 January 2024. 19. U Ltd states in its submissions that on 29 January 2024, at 1:36 pm, U Ltd disabled the Seller’s membership as we discovered it had been compromised by way of Phishing. 20. LL said that U Ltd did not inform him until he discovered that the site had been taken down and contacted U Ltd several days after he ha...

8. Proactive-Release_GR-to-the-JCR-Inquiry-into-the-2023-General-Election.FINAL.pdf [pdf, 474 KB]

   ...Minister and Cabinet (Cabinet Office), the Electoral Commission, the Department of Internal Affairs (Local Government), the Ministry for Regulation, Parliamentary Counsel Office, Crown Law, the Public Service Commission, Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Ministry for Ethnic Communities, Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Ministry for Primary Industries, M...

9. Who is vulnerable or hard-to-reach in the provision of maternity, Well Child and early parenting support services? [pdf, 467 KB]

   ...highlighted in bold. Table 1: Risk factors in early childhood associated with adverse outcomes Child Characteristics Parents and their parenting style Family factors and life events Community factors Low birth weight Birth injury Disability Chronic illness Delayed development Low intelligence Difficult temperament Poor attachment Poor social skills Disruptive behaviour Impulsivity Single parent Young maternal age Depression or other me...

10. Vivash v Accident Compensation Corporation [2020] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 282 KB]

    ...5 a consequence of the disc compromise and that boat building and carpentry were not advised for Mr Vivash. [13] In January 1991 Dr Colin Hooker, Orthopaedic Surgeon, advised ACC that Mr Vivash had significant, permanent physical or functional disability as a result of the injuries to his lumbar spine, that Mr Vivash had still not fully recovered from the surgery and was experiencing variable pain. Dr Hooker expressed the view it was unlikely Mr Vivash would ever again be fit for unre...