| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 17/01 |
| Determination date | 12 March 2001 |
| Member | Y S Oldfield |
| Representation | J Watson ; J Rooney |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Moore v Musashi Pty Ltd |
| Summary | JURISDICTION - Whether Australian or New Zealand laws applied - Whether Authority had jurisdiction - Whether Authority forum non conveniens - Australian parent company - Local company registered in New Zealand - No express selection of law shown in contract - Australian clauses in contract ignored - New Zealand entitlements substituted - Work performed in New Zealand only - Transaction closest and real connection to New Zealand law - New Zealand law governed contract - Jurisdiction to hear claim and convenient forum - Warehouse and office assistant |
| Result | Application granted ; No order for costs |
| Statutes | ECA s147;ERA s238;Rome Convention Article 3(1) |
| Cases Cited | Beal v Jardine Risk Consultants Ltd [1999] 2 ERNZ 54;Clifford v Rentokil Ltd [1995] 1 ERNZ 407;Governor of Pitcairn v Sutton [1994] 2 ERNZ 492 ; [1995] 1 NZLR 426;Jardine Risk Consultants Ltd v Beal [2000] 1 ERNZ 405 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 17_01.pdf [pdf 35 KB] |