Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 47/04
Hearing date 23 Dec 2003
Determination date 09 February 2004
Member A Dumbleton
Representation I Davidson ; K Thompson
Location Auckland
Parties Craigie v Air New Zealand Ltd
Summary INTERIM INJUNCTION - Sought order preventing disciplinary investigation continuing - Convicted of charges including assault and flying aircraft without certification - Favourable outcome to Civil Aviation Authority investigation determining whether fit and proper person to hold pilot licence - Respondent commenced disciplinary investigation - Six months elapsed - Respondent breached employment agreement in way investigation conducted - Respondent not to be stopped from undertaking reasonable disciplinary investigation - Rights to seek and recover remedies would not be prejudicially affected by continuation of investigation - COMPLIANCE ORDER - Ordered on Authority's own motion that respondent comply with Pilots' Collective Agreement - Must clearly state alleged misconduct in sufficient detail - Must give copy of all available information relevant to investigation to applicant - Expectation applicant would co-operate with investigation
Result Application dismissed (Interim injunction) ; Application granted (Compliance order) ; Compliance ordered ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s4;ERA s137;ERA s138(1);ERA s157(1);ERA s160(3)
Cases Cited Kimber v New Zealand Fire Service unreported, J Wilson, 11 January 2001, AA 3/01;Russell v Wanganui City College [1998] 3 ERNZ 1076;Z v Attorney-General sued in respect of the Chief Executive of the Department for Courts [2003] 1 ERNZ 293
Number of Pages 9
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