Queenstown Lakes District Council v Palmer - [1999] 1 NZLR 549

Accident compensation — Jurisdiction — Mental injury — Plaintiff suffering nervous shock from witnessing accidental death of wife — Plaintiff suing for compensatory damages — Whether claim by secondary victim for damages for mental injury barred by Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 — Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992, ss 4(1), 8 and 14(1).