| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 160/04 |
| Hearing date | 17 Nov 2004 |
| Determination date | 17 November 2004 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | N Carter ; P Gunn |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | The New Zealand Post Primary Teachers' Association and Ors v The Attorney General, on behalf of The Secretary of Education being The Chief Executive of The Ministry of Education and Ors |
| Other Parties | Dodds, Christophersen, Heron, Brown, Morton, Cheer, Taita College Board of Trustees, Hamilton Girls' High School Board of Trustees, Te Aroha College Board of Trustees, Mountainview High School Board of Trustees, Tauranga Girls' College Board of Trustees, Feilding Agricultural High School Board of Trustees |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for removal of matter to Employment Court - Dispute over whether respondent properly implemented decisions of Teachers' Arbitration Panel - Alleged important question relating to interaction between school Boards of Trustees as employers and Secretary for Education's powers to negotiate conditions of employment and whose role it was to determine whether applicants met criteria set down in Teachers' Arbitration Panel decision - Satisfied important question of law likely to arise other than incidentally - Satisfied case currently before Employment Court covering same parties involving same or similarly related issues - Removal ordered |
| Result | Application granted ; Matter removed to Court ; No order for costs |
| Statutes | ERA s178(2)(a);ERA s178(2)(c) |
| Cases Cited | Hanlon v International Educational Foundation (NZ) Inc [1995] 1 ERNZ 1 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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