| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 63/08 |
| Hearing date | 9 May 2008 |
| Determination date | 09 May 2008 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | M McAleer ; Macfarlane |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Cave v Keltern Stud Ltd |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Applicant applied to have investigation meeting on preliminary point not be held in public or only open to parties and their supporters so as to preclude media - Applicant claimed issues to be discussed in investigation meeting matters of contract not giving rise to public interest questions so no media attendance needed - Authority noted that while Authority not a court Authority investigations still judicial proceedings and evidence normally given in public and accordingly freely reportable - Unusual to exclude media from investigation meeting - Authority found would need to be circumstances revealing real risk administration of justice being rendered impractical if evidence able to be reported before would be right to exclude media - Applicant had shown no such grounds - That issues being investigated involved private contractual rights not enough as most employment relationship problems brought before Authority involved such rights - Application dismissed |
| Result | Application dismissed ; No order for costs |
| Main Category | Practice & Procedure |
| Statutes | ERA s150 |
| Cases Cited | Anderson v The Employment Tribunal and Aotearoa Maori Radio Trust [1992] 1 ERNZ 500;Davis v Bank of New Zealand [2004] 2 ERNZ 511 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 63_08.pdf [pdf 14 KB] |