| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 218/04 |
| Determination date | 28 June 2004 |
| Member | R A Monaghan |
| Representation | B Manning ; A Caisley |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Bennett-Law and Ors v Auckland District Health Board |
| Summary | JURISDICTION - Employment agreement specified procedures for resolving disputes by mediation and arbitration - Whether Authority had jurisdiction to resolve dispute about application of employment agreement - Sections 155(3), 161(1) and 238 Employment Relations Act 2000 applied - Employment agreement could not exclude jurisdiction of Authority either as general proposition or in relation to particular area - Parties may agree to submit matter to arbitration but option of approaching Authority always remained - Respondent to file statement in reply |
| Result | Question answered in favour of applicant ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | Arbitration Act Fourth Schedule cl8.1;Arbitration Act Fourth Schedule cl10;ERA s143;ERA s155;ERA s155(3);ERA s161;ERA s161(1);ERA s238 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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