| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 151A/05 |
| Determination date | 06 July 2005 |
| Member | D King |
| Representation | A Hope ; C Inglis |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Creedy v New Zealand Police |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful application for leave to raise personal grievance out of time - One day investigation meeting - Respondent sought contribution of $7,325 to costs of $9,000 (excluding costs of second counsel) plus disbursements of $557 for travel, $750 for expert witness fees and $78 for tolls and photocopying - Applicant alleged he had no resources to pay award of costs - Binnie v Pacific Health (cited below) not proper basis for award of costs in Authority - Delays and late alterations added to respondent's legal costs - Reasonably incurred costs would have been $9,450 - Taking into account applicant's financial status, applicant was to pay respondent $3,000 and all disbursements |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($3,000) ; Disbursements ($556.85)(travel) ; ($750)(expert witness fees) ; ($77.77)(tolls and photocopying) |
| Cases Cited | Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 438;Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 151a_05.pdf [pdf 15 KB] |