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1. [2022] NZACC 7 – Calzadilla v ACC (20 January 2022) [pdf, 361 KB]

   ...to the programme or project administrator role, Ms Watt acknowledges that the appellant does not have specific qualifications, but she does have relevant experience. She refers to the appellant’s role as kitchen manager with the Hutt Valley Disabled Services Trust and in that role she redeveloped the existing cafeteria at the Trust that would service the public. [65] She notes Mr Davies’ comment regarding this role that: Violeta has the planning and organisational skills as w...

2. Pio v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 010 [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...Pio. Dr Antoniadis noted a current diagnosis of left carpal tunnel syndrome, with left middle finger trigger finger and minor osteoarthritis in the carpometacarpal joints of the thumbs. He noted that the left carpal tunnel was the likely primary disabling syndrome and that it had a (work- related) gradual process cause. He did not see any evidence of a nerve injury caused by the surgical procedure, and, instead, thought that the chainsaw work had caused the symptoms. Dr Antoniadi...

3. Merrylees v Accident Compensation Corporation [2023] NZACC 186 [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...Edwards saw him again on 13 August 2018. He noted that the appellant’s right lateral elbow pain had come back three days earlier “having been brilliant since the last cortisone injection six weeks before”. He noted the appellant was quite disabled by his pain and causing significant problems at work, and that he was waking at night. Dr Edwards arranged for an orthopaedic review with Stewart Walsh. [12] On 17 August 2018, the appellant saw Dr Paterson, sport and exercise phy...

4. McLennan v Accident Compensation Corporation (Gradual Process Injury) [2023] NZACC 54 [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...no evidence of any other disorder. While there is some anxiety in relation to his symptoms, this is commensurate with his symptoms, and is not an abnormal reaction. It has not prevented his return to work, and is not associated with any other disabling process. There is no evidence for depressive illness, or any other psychiatric process. I note other assessment has ruled out an allergic skin or respiratory reaction. He does continue to have upper respiratory symptoms, but it is...

5. Waller v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of Entitlement) [2022] NZACC 235 [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...It has been noted that 19% of Patients with degenerative changes in the cervical spine remain asymptomatic, however, even a trivial injury an exacerbate or irritate the facet joints and the nerve roots in the right foraminae which can result in disabling axial neck pain or cervical radiculopathy. It is also an accepted fact that injury or any kind to the disc does accelerate the degenerative process. In my opinion, though Mr Waller has pre-existing non-compensable degenerative cha...

6. Matenga v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly compensation) [2024] NZACC 140 [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...back pain. Dr Offner further stated: This man has been diagnosed with a kidney stone. He now feels that the kidney stone is a consequence of his original injury and wishes to add this injury to the 4 claim. He also wishes to back date his disability/off work to 19.9.17, which I cannot easil [sic]. [14] On 24 March 2020, the Corporation advised Mr Matenga that a decision on cover for the kidney injury would need to be made by 23 July 2020, and that the Corporation had reque...

7. NZCVS 2024 Questionnaire Cycle 7 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   NEW ZEALAND CRIME AND VICTIMS SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 2023–24 (YEAR 7) 1 Contents Questionnaire Interpretation .......................................................................................................................... 3 Initial Demographics ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Victimisation Screener Questions .........................................

8. [2010] NZEmpC 115 Fonterra Cooperative Group Limited v Te Stroet [pdf, 64 KB]

   ...That is especially if he remains under the care of a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist, the latter of whom can assist him with non-medication management of his anxiety. [46] It is agreed that there has only been one episode of severe and disabling anxiety in Mr Te Stroet’s 27 years of employment and although there is no certainty of either the fact or time of any recurrence, the doctors are confident that the risk of this can be minimised by a range of measures including...

9. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand v TCLE-A-T5877102 [2013] NZCOP 2 [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...(Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999 prescribe a tariff of fees which offenders must pay for particular offences (e.g. $400 for one offence of driving without an appropriate current driver’s license, $150 for parking in a parking area reserved for disabled persons, and so on). And in a schedule to its written submissions, the Applicant produced details of decisions made by several Courts in Germany within the last two years in cases taken against individual P2P end users.7 T...

10. Steele v Board of Trustees of Salisbury School [2012] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 83 KB]

    ...Tribunal given on 16 December 2011 granting Mr Steele’s application that the hearing be adjourned part-heard to allow Mr Heal to appear before the Tribunal. Salisbury School [6] Salisbury School is a state school in Nelson for intellectually disabled girls in Years 7 to 10. It is a boarding school which provides 24 hour, seven days per week curricula for the pupils. It provides academic and life skill components and the Tribunal was told it is the only school of its kind in New Zea...