| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 79/10 |
| Determination date | 17 February 2010 |
| Member | A Dumbleton |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Kimber v New Zealand Fire Service |
| Summary | COSTS - Unsuccessful personal grievance - Less than one day investigation meeting - Respondent sought contribution to total costs of $17,432 - Respondent sought award on basis of 1ï¾½ days of hearing time at “ordinary tariff - Applicant submitted although investigation meeting occurred over two days in total time took less than one day - Applicant claimed costs should be at lowest level of daily tariff, where $3,000 was top end - Found investigation meeting took less than one day’s time spread over two days - Found $3,000 was top end of daily tariff scale - Found no exceptional circumstances warranting higher award - Applicant to pay respondent $2,259 contribution to costs" |
| Result | Costs in favour of respondent ($2,250) |
| 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 79_10.pdf [pdf 14 KB] |