| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 7C/05 |
| Determination date | 15 November 2005 |
| Member | H Doyle |
| Representation | J Goldstein ; I Thompson |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Hauraki v Te Awa o Te Ora Trust |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful interim reinstatement order and successful personal grievance - Substantive matter took almost three days - Applicant sought total costs of $3,000 plus GST for interim reinstatement - Also sought total costs of $7,000 plus GST for substantive personal grievance as well as $70 for filing fee and $600 for hearing fees - Application for costs for interim reinstatement and substantive application considered separately - Costs of $3,000 plus GST for interim reinstatement reasonably incurred - Not satisfied full award of costs justified - Fair and reasonable contribution of $2,500 appropriate - Actual costs of $7,000 for substantive application reasonably incurred - Not satisfied should be award of full costs - Fair contribution of 70 percent of costs appropriate plus disbursements |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($2,500)(interim reinstatement) ; Disbursements ($70)(Filing fee)(interim reinstatement) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($5,512.50)(substantive application) ; ($600)(Hearing fees)(substantive application) |
| Cases Cited | Ogilvy & Mather (NZ) Ltd v Darroch [1993] 2 ERNZ 943 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | ca 7c_05.pdf [pdf 15 KB] |