Under s 32 of the Sentencing Act 2002 reparation may be imposed for “emotional harm” and “loss or damage consequential on [...] physical harm”. This conflicts with New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Scheme (ACC) if the ...
New Zealand’s accident compensation system is ‘no-fault’, meaning that New Zealanders are compensated for their injuries whether or not they can find someone to blame for their misfortune. However, until 2005, claimants ...