| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 63/01 |
| Determination date | 21 September 2001 |
| Member | N Taylor |
| Representation | P McLuskie ; M Austen |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | McRae v The Derry Trust |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for leave to raise grievance outside 90-day time limit - Whether exceptional circumstances - Obtained advice from lawyer shortly after dismissal - Considered advice but did not instruct lawyer - Properly" in s115(a) ERA meant "adequately" - Able to properly consider raising a grievance - Did not make reasonable arrangements to have grievance raised on his behalf - No exceptional circumstances - Caregiver" |
| Result | Application dismissed ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | ERA s114(3);ERA s114(4);ERA s114(4)(b);ERA s115(a);ERA s115(b);ERA s115(c);ERA s115(d);ERA s242 |
| Cases Cited | Adkins v Turk's Poultry Farm Ltd [1994] 2 ERNZ 368;GFW Agri-Products Ltd v Gibson [1995] 2 ERNZ 323;Jack v Alliance Group Ltd unreported, Palmer J, 20 August 1997, CEC 24/97 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
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