Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 189/09
Determination date 02 December 2009
Member D Asher
Representation D Balfour ; C Chilwell
Location Wellington
Parties Smith v Dannevirke High School Board of Trustees
Summary PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application to reopen investigation – Previous determination resulted in consent order – Applicant alleged respondent misled parties by not disclosing already written to Teachers Council pursuant to mandatory duty and speech breached employment agreement – Authority found inappropriate to reopen investigation because applicant attempting to relitigate matter already determined – Found applicant could continue challenge previously exercised – Found estopped from making application because Authority already determined allegation – Found Authority’s consent order complied with s174(a) Employment Relations Act 2000 – Application to reopen declined
Result Application dismissed ; No order for costs
Main Category Practice & Procedure
Statutes ERA s159;ERA s174(a);ERA s174(b);ERA Second Schedule cl4;ERA Third Schedule cl5;Education Act 1989 s139K
Cases Cited Express Abalone Ltd v Langdon [2001] ERNZ 441;Hardie v Round [2002] 2 ERNZ 796;Smith v Dannevirke High School unreported, G J Wood, 7 Nov 2006, WA 159/06;Smith v Dannevirke High School unreported, J Crichton, 14 Feb 2008, WA 17/08;Woud v Department of Corrections [2007] ERNZ 284;Yong (t/a Yong & Co Chartered Accountants) v Chin [2008] ERNZ 1
Number of Pages 7
PDF File Link: wa 189_09.pdf [pdf 33 KB]