| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 33B/01 |
| Determination date | 30 July 2001 |
| Member | D King |
| Representation | J Burley ; D Organ |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Keating v New Zealand Bloodstock Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - 4ï¾½ day investigation meeting and ï¾½ day meeting for interim reinstatement application - Contribution to costs sought by both parties - Applicant sought full costs of $17,999 - Respondent sought contribution of $6,000 to costs of $27,173 - Whether costs to follow event - Alleged applicant's failure to tell the truth amounted to special circumstances to prevent costs following event - Alleged respondent's conduct increased costs incurred - No grounds for depriving successful applicant of contribution to costs - Reasonable costs amounted to $14,000 - 50 percent contribution appropriate |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($7,000) ; Disbursements ($865.48) |
| Cases Cited | NZ Labourers etc IUOW v Fletcher Challenge Ltd and Firth Industries Ltd [1990] 1 NZILR 557;Ogilvy & Mather (NZ) Ltd v Darroch [1993] 2 ERNZ 943;Reid v NZ Fire Service Commission [1995] 2 ERNZ 38;Savage v Unlimited Architecture Ltd [1999] 2 ERNZ 40 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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