Tsirakoff v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 148 [pdf, 331 KB]
...continuous incapacity as a result of the covered injuries. The letter explained Ms Tsirakoff needed to be an earner immediately before a period of incapacity (thus, it was necessary to establish incapacity to 1992). [50] On 1 August 2018, Ms Tsirakoff emailed the Corporation providing further details in relation to the 1990 accident, indicating she could not walk or stand for a month following it, and no x-rays or scans were undertaken at the time. She believed the Corporation sho...