| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 156A/04 |
| Determination date | 16 July 2004 |
| Member | V Campbell |
| Representation | M Hunter ; P Swarbrick |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Hunt v New Zealand Post Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance - Two day investigation meeting - Total costs of $3,786 plus disbursements and witness expenses sought - Costs included claim for advocacy skills from employee of respondent - Employee not lawyer or professional advocate - Employee had taken paid leave to represent applicant - Concern regarding double-dipping - Advocacy costs refused - Costs for mediation unavailable - No evidence witnesses paid for attendance - Unable to claim for witness expenses - Reasonable legal costs amounted to $1,742 - Reasonable contribution plus full disbursements appropriate |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($750) ; Disbursements ($556) |
| Statutes | ERA s148;ERA s159(2) |
| Cases Cited | BFS Marketing Ltd v Field (No 2) [1993] 2 ERNZ 325;Eniata v AMCOR Packaging (New Zealand) Ltd t/a AMCOR Kiwi Packaging unreported, Colgan J, 24 May 2002, AC 19A/02;Waugh v Commissioner of Police unreported, Goddard CJ, 23 June 2004, WC 8/04 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
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