| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 77/09 |
| Determination date | 03 June 2009 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Hunter v Store-It Ltd |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Authority found delay by applicant explicable - Applicant's former representative filed memorandum with Authority seeking to be heard on matter of costs even though no longer had instructions - Authority agreed to hear material provided - Respondent sought contribution to costs of $7,500 - Less than 2 1/2 day investigation meeting - Found matter had unusual length of investigation time given apparent nature of claim - Respondent entitled to reasonable contribution to costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($5,000) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Shanks v Agar (t/a Rod Agar & Co) [1996] 2 ERNZ 578 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 77_09.pdf [pdf 14 KB] |