Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No [2016] NZERA Auckland 98
Determination date 31 March 2016
Member Robin Arthur
Representation KAB Milne (in person) ; D France
Location Auckland
Parties Milne v Air New Zealand Ltd
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Authority sought to strike out applicant’s claim of own motion
Abstract AUTHORITY FOUND –;PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Applicant’s claim clearly untenable as dismissal already found to be justified by Authority and Employment Court. Claim so clearly lacking any prospect of success that warranted exercise of power to dismiss claim without further investigation. No difficult question of law arose. Not just to allow applicant to pursue hopeless claim and put respondent to time and expense of defending it.
Result Application dismissed ; No order for costs
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s142;ERA s157;ERA s173;ERA Second Schedule cl12A
Cases Cited AFT v BCM [2015] NZEmpC 234;Attorney-General v Prince [1998] 1 NZLR 262 (CA);Lumsden v Skycity Management Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 225;Milne v Air New Zealand Ltd [2011] NZERA Auckland 45;Milne v Air New Zealand Ltd [2012] NZERA Auckland 236;Milne v Air New Zealand Ltd [2014] NZEmpC 101;Puna Chambers Inc v Christensen [2014] NZEmpC 218, [2014] ERNZ 756
Number of Pages 6
PDF File Link: 2016_NZERA_Auckland_98.pdf [pdf 256 KB]