| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 77/10 |
| Determination date | 17 February 2010 |
| Member | A Dumbleton |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Kelly & Anor v Lodge at 199 Ltd |
| Other Parties | McGill |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful jurisdiction claim - Length of investigation meeting not specified - Respondent sought significant contribution to total costs of $6,266 - Claimed incurred unnecessary and unjustified expenditure of time, money and resources in defending claim - Authority found purpose of costs to compensate not punish - Found exercise of discretion to award costs to be done in principled way - Found likely first applicant knew unlikely was in employment relationship - Applicants to pay half each of total sum of $3,400 as contribution to respondent’s costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($3,400) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Statutes | ERA Second Schedule cl15 |
| Cases Cited | PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] 1 ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 2 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 77_10.pdf [pdf 10 KB] |