Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 229A/09
Determination date 12 August 2009
Member L Robinson
Location Auckland
Parties Masina v Tukaki Waititi as the Commissioner of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Kokiri o Te Rahuitanga o Otara
Summary COSTS - Unsuccessful application for interim reinstatement - Two day investigation meeting - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Two day investigation meeting - Respondent sought $20,000 contribution to actual costs of approximately $30,000 - Applicant claimed impecunious, unemployed, and being financially supported by wh�nau - Authority accepted applicant did not have ability to pay costs award - Found while respondent ordinarily entitled to costs as equity and good conscience jurisdiction was appropriate to exercise discretion to decline to make costs award - Neither party to have costs against the other
Result Costs to lie where they fall
Main Category Costs
Number of Pages 2
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