Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No [2015] NZERA Christchurch 191
Determination date 08 December 2015
Member James Crichton
Representation D Gilbert (in person) ; G Lloyd
Location Christchurch
Parties Gilbert v New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union Inc
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Applicant sought removal of matter to Employment Court on ground important question of law likely to arise – Whether union owes duty of good faith to member
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND –;PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Law already settled on whether union owes duty of good faith to member and whether union is required to comply with own rules when dealing with members. Question of whether respondent union failed to meet obligations to applicant one of fact, not law. Application for removal dismissed.
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s178(2)(a);Fair Trading Act 1986
Cases Cited Hanlon v International Educational Foundation (NZ) Inc [1995] 1 ERNZ 1 (EmpC);McCartney v Atlas Concrete Ltd [2014] NZEmpC 85, [2014] ERNZ 622
Number of Pages 4
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