Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Wellington
Reference No WA 7/10
Hearing date 14 Jan 2010
Determination date 15 January 2010
Member D Asher
Representation G Mason ; J Read (in person)
Location New Plymouth
Parties Auto Movements (NZ) Ltd v Read
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER – Applicant sought compliance with consent determination – Respondent agreed not to transport any vehicles for reward until specified date – Applicant relied on evidence respondent seen transporting vehicles in breach of consent determination – Respondent declared bankruptcy – Applicant subsequently abandoned claim for financial damages and instead sought order directing respondent to surrender heavy driver’s licence until expiry of period – Respondent opposed application because used licence to transport stock car and as way to service farmlet – Respondent claimed had not acted in breach of determination – Respondent agreed carried vehicles but were own – Authority found applicant failed to establish respondent transported vehicles for reward – Authority declined to order respondent to surrender licence because amounted to significant variation of original determination and impacted human rights
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Main Category Compliance Order
Statutes ERA s137
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: wa 7_10.pdf [pdf 14 KB]