| 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 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 229a_09.pdf [pdf 10 KB] |