Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2013] NZERA Auckland 398
Determination date 04 September 2013
Member A Fitzgibbon
Representation S Scott ; A Russell
Parties Takataka v Waikato District Health Board
Summary COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - One and a half day investigation meeting - Respondent sought $9,000 contribution towards costs - Respondent made unspecified Calderbank offer - Authority found applicant legally aided and no exceptional circumstances existed where costs could be awarded against legally aided person - Costs to lie where they fall
Result Costs to lie where they fall
Main Category Costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl15;Legal Services Act 2011 s45;Legal Services Act 2011 s45(2)
Cases Cited Awa v Independent News Auckland Ltd [1996] 2 NZLR 184;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808;Takataka v Waikato District Health Board [2013] NZERA Auckland 348;Wadley v Salon D’Orsay Ltd [1998] 1 ERNZ 369
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: 2013_NZERA_Auckland_398.pdf [pdf 143 KB]