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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