Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 369/10
Determination date 19 August 2010
Member V Campbell
Representation R Smith ; no appearance, M King
Location Auckland
Parties Zhao v Health and Body Clinic Ltd & Ors
Other Parties M Arnesen, L Arnesen
Summary COMPLIANCE ORDER – PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - No appearance for first respondent – Applicant sought compliance with earlier determinations against first respondent – Sought second and third respondent, as directors of first respondent, be compelled to cause first respondent to comply with orders sought – First respondent sold however remained on Companies Register at time of investigation meeting – Authority found applicant not received payments in respect of earlier determinations – First respondent ordered to comply with determination – Found second and third respondent not parties to substantive proceedings – Found jurisdiction under s137(4) for Authority to make order for any specified thing for purpose of preventing further non-compliance – Found approach taken by Employment Court and Authority to refuse order sought where respondent in hopeless financial situation to make orders sought – Found financial information of second and third respondent do not show not in position to cause payment – Second and third respondent ordered to take steps to cause payments to be made under compliance order – Order granted
Result Compliance ordered ; Orders made ; Costs reserved
Main Category Compliance Order
Statutes ERA s137;ERA s137(2);ERA s137(4)
Cases Cited McLennan v Internet Productions Ltd & Anor [2003] 1 ERNZ 282;Northern Clerical etc Union v Lawrence Publishing Co. Of NZ Ltd & Ors [1990] 1 NZILR 717;Smith v Pacific Palms International Resort & Golf Ltd & Anor unreported, R A Monaghan, 5 Aug 2008, AA 280/08;Zhao v Health and Body Clinic Ltd unreported, V Campbell, 26 Mar 2010, AA 144/10;Zhao v Health and Body Clinic Ltd unreported, V Campbell, 2 Jun 2010, AA 144A/10
Number of Pages 4
PDF File Link: aa 369_10.pdf [pdf 20 KB]