Austin v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2023] NZACC 59 [pdf, 257 KB]
...likely represents an individual reaction e.g. one that cannot be identified in advance. There are no factors to indicate tl1at Mr Austin was more or less susceptible to this adverse outcome at the time of his treatment. The injury outcome appears enduring - and of significant impact and severity. The medical evidence and the opinion of Dr Holtzhausen (excessive bony lesions... in all three spinal segments) supports that conclusion. Taking all of these circumstances into account, t...