McGrory v Ansett New Zealand Ltd - [1999] 2 NZLR 328

Practice and procedure — Striking out proceedings — Claim for compensatory damages by passengers killed or injured in plane crash — Whether claim barred by Accident Compensation Acts — Whether appropriate case for striking out — Carriage by Air Act 1967.

Accident compensation — Cover — Contract to pay damages for personal injury — Whether proceeding based on contract barred by Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 — Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992, s 14(1) and (3)(b).

Statutes — Interpretation — Repeals — 1967 Act referring to bar to claim in 1972 and 1982 Acts — 1982 Act repealed by 1992 Act but 1967 Act not amended to refer to 1992 Act — Whether provision in 1967 Act remaining in force — Whether 1992 Act passed in substitution for 1982 Act — Acts Interpretation Act 1924, ss 18, 20 and 21.