Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch
Reference No CA 142/05
Hearing date 31 Oct 2005
Determination date 01 November 2005
Member P Cheyne
Representation G Johnson (in person) ; JL Minhinnick (in person)
Location Christchurch
Parties Johnson t/a Quality Fixers 2002 v Minhinnick
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application to reopen investigation meeting - Ground that was never notified of original investigation meeting date and therefore could not appear - Respondent had been served with original statement of problem - Authority had been unable to locate respondent - Meeting had been published in Newspaper - At best was wilful blindness on part of respondent - Result of investigation meeting was orders made against respondent - Delay in lodging application to reopen investigation - If had applied promptly to reopen investigation might have been successful - Appeared that District Court enforcement processes were in train - But for that would have considered making compliance order
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Statutes ERA s137;ERA Second Schedule cl4
Number of Pages 2
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