Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 144A/08
Hearing date 23 May 2008
Determination date 27 May 2008
Member A Dumbleton
Representation D Neutze ; P Wicks
Location Auckland
Parties Temperzone Ltd v Joy
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Respondent sought to vary previous orders of Authority - Sought variation of Mareva injunction to enable funds to be released from local bank account for living expenses and legal costs - Applicant sought adjournment of variation application while it waited for witness to arrive in New Zealand - Respondent consented to adjournment but still sought access to some funds - Applicant reluctant to risk dissipation of assets - Authority not satisfied respondent had made full and frank disclosure regarding extent of payments or assets - Large sum of money recently withdrawn from respondent’s overseas accounts - Applicant submitted he should account for that money before injunction lifted - Respondent had access to other means for paying expenses - Premature to vary orders until greater certainty about respondent’s assets - Application for variation adjourned until applicant able to obtain affidavit from witness - Authority to investigate scope of accounts respondent held with local bank and disclose information to parties
Result Application dismissed ; Orders accordingly ; Costs reserved
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s160
Number of Pages 6
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