Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 156/02
Hearing date 9 May 2002
Determination date 24 May 2002
Member D King
Representation Talbot in person ; R McCabe
Location Auckland
Parties Talbot v New Zealand Airline Pilots Association
Summary DISPUTE - Interpretation of union rules - Ballot to vary provision of collective employment contract - Claim of irregularity made in relation to ballot - Whether ballot covered by union rules - Whether claim to be referred to Ballot Review Committee - Words of CEC clear and unambiguous - Provisions of CEC to be given effect even if inconvenient or unjust result - Ballot to vary CEC not an internal union matter - Ballot outside of Committee's jurisdiction - Entitled to determine establishment of Committee not needed
Result Questions answered in favour of respondent ; Costs reserved
Statutes ECA s16;ECA s23;Incorporated Societies Act 1908
Cases Cited Auckland Hotel etc IUOW v Air NZ Ltd [1986] ACJ 218;Inspector of Awards v Auckland Regional Authority 69 BA 2316;Lowe Walker Paeroa Ltd v Bennett [1998] 2 ERNZ 558
Number of Pages 3
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