Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 85/06
Determination date 07 June 2006
Member V Campbell
Representation R Foitzik ; G Ogilvie
Location Wellington
Parties Greening v About Demolition & Contracting (2003) Ltd
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application to reopen investigation - Authority had dismissed applicant's personal grievance claim and respondent's breach of contract counterclaim - Before substantive determination issued applicant lodged formal complaint with Chief of Authority about conduct of investigation meeting but did not challenge substantive determination - Separate determination awarded costs to respondent - Costs determination subject to challenge by applicant - Applicant alleged Authority biased and wrong on fact and on law - Claimed respondent received favourable costs determination as result of Authority's bias - Applicant stated that until received costs determination she was happy and relieved matter finalised - Seemed to Authority that it was costs determination which applicant was most unhappy about and she had challenged that determination - Nothing in substantive determination required to be put right - Application to reopen declined
Result Application dismissed ; No order for costs
Statutes ERA Second Schedule cl4(1)
Cases Cited About Demolition & Contracting (2003) Ltd v Greening unreported, GJ Wood, 17 January 2006, WA 4/06;About Demolition & Contracting (2003) Ltd v Greening unreported, GJ Wood, 17 January 2006, WA 4A/06
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: wa 85_06.pdf [pdf 18 KB]