Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 377/08
Hearing date 21 Oct 2008
Determination date 04 November 2008
Member M Urlich
Representation G Norton ; G Wagg
Location Auckland
Parties Short v Walton Special Vehicles and Conversions Ltd
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER - Compliance sought with Authority determination - Respondent accepted had not paid sums owing - Respondent claimed no longer trading - Authority satisfied respondent had not complied with determination - Compliance ordered - Interest awarded - Respondent warned of consequences of failure to comply - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for joinder - Applicant sought to have respondent’s managing director (“D”) joined as party - Authority found D not party to proceedings applicant sought compliance with - Found matter more properly raised in any future enforcement proceedings - Application declined - INJUNCTION - Applicant sought injunction to prevent sale or transfer of respondent’s assets - Authority found respondent had no assets - No basis to grant injunction - COSTS - Applicant sought full indemnity costs of $1008, $49 disbursements and filing fee as put to further expense to enforce determination and not at fault - Respondent claimed $500 contribution to costs reasonable given short time required to deal with matter - Respondent to pay $700 contribution to applicant’s reasonably incurred costs
Result Compliance ordered ; Interest awarded (9%) ; Applications dismissed (Practice and procedure and injunction) ; Costs in favour of applicant ($700)
Main Category Compliance Order
Cases Cited Short v Walton Special Vehicles and Conversions Ltd unreported, A Dumbleton, 24 Jul 2008, AA 245A/08
Number of Pages 3
PDF File Link: aa 377_08.pdf [pdf 14 KB]