| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 9/06 |
| Determination date | 30 January 2006 |
| Member | D Asher |
| Representation | D McLeod ; S Kelly |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Tamarua v Toll NZ Consolidated Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Respondent sought contribution of $2,500 to actual costs of $18,557 (including travelling costs) - Applicant alleged costs order would create considerable hardship and that as a challenge had been filed in Employment Court, the Authority should decline an application for costs - No reason to depart from principle that costs should follow event - Respondent entitled to reasonable costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($1,500) |
| Statutes | Harwood v Next Homes Ltd [2003] 2 ERNZ 433;Okeby v Computer Associates (NZ) Ltd [1994] 1 ERNZ 613;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz unreported, Colgan CJ, Travis, Shaw JJ, 9 December 2005, AC 2A/05 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 9_06.pdf [pdf 12 KB] |