| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Wellington |
| Reference No | WA 82/09 |
| Determination date | 12 June 2009 |
| Member | G J Wood |
| Representation | P Cranney ; G Tayler |
| Location | Wellington |
| Parties | Central Amalgamated Workers' Union and Ors v Bridgeman Concrete (Hawkes Bay) Ltd |
| Other Parties | Blumsdon, Bowman, Crawford, Dawes, Goldsack, Maaka, Mercer, Meyrich, Parkes, Peters, Ripohau, Rowe, Salmon, Watts |
| Summary | COSTS - Successful personal grievance by second applicant - Applicants sought $5,000 contribution to costs - Respondent claimed $360 costs on basis successful in defending claim brought by first applicants - Respondent claimed no costs incurred by second applicants as costs incurred by first applicant - Authority found no merit in respondents claims - Found respondent not entitled to costs in circumstances where successful in defending claim against first applicant for lack of jurisdiction and matter dealt with in less than five minutes - Authority found second applicants entitled to $2,000 contribution to costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of second applicants ($2,000) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | IHC New Zealand v Scott unreported, Perkins J, 18 October 2006, AC 45A/06;O'Malley v Vision Aluminium Ltd (No 3) [1992] 2 ERNZ 1043 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | wa 82_09.pdf [pdf 14 KB] |