Shelford v Accident Compensation Corporation (Late appeal to the District Court) [2023] NZACC 31 [pdf, 156 KB]
...Notice of Appeal on 20 December 2022 and asked a Community Charitable Trust to email this to the Court, and so thought that he thought that his appeal was filed then. On 3 February 2023, he instructed Ms Findlater to act on his behalf. Relevant law [4] Section 151 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001 (the Act) provides: (1) An appellant brings an appeal by sending a notice of appeal to, or filing a notice of appeal in, a specified registry. ... (3) The notice must be recei...