| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 391A/04 |
| Determination date | 09 December 2004 |
| Member | J Wilson |
| Representation | J Watson ; R Towner |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Corrections Association of New Zealand and Anor v GEO NZ Ltd and Anor |
| Other Parties | GEO NZ Ltd, Corrections Association of New Zealand |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Supplementary determination - Application for stay of proceedings - Authority had determined that according to muster variation" to collective agreement respondent required to restrict number of inmates at Auckland Central Remand Prison to 340 - Respondent applied to stay order for compliance pending outcome of challenge to Employment Court - Respondent alleged it would suffer irrevocable financial loss if stay not granted - Applicant alleged its members would be denied contractual rights and continue to experience added stress as result of inmate numbers - Inconvenience to respondent and to prison system as whole if stay not granted narrowly outweighed that to applicant's members - Novel questions of law raised by respondent regarding Authority's jurisdiction and power to order compliance in particular circumstances - Compliance order stayed pending Court's decision" |
| Result | Application granted ; Proceedings stayed ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | ERA s180 |
| Cases Cited | Port of Tauranga Ltd v Youard [1999] 2 ERNZ 553 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
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