| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 282A/10 |
| Determination date | 23 August 2010 |
| Member | D King |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Eastern Bay Independent Industrial Workers Union Inc & Ors v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd |
| Other Parties | Moengaroa, Ohlson, Mokomoko, Pomare, Tait |
| Summary | COSTS – Successful personal grievance – Four day investigation meeting – Unsuccessful application for interim reinstatement – One day investigation meeting – Applicants sought $21,000 contribution to costs – Respondent sought costs in relation to interim matter – Applicants claimed respondent’s failure to respond to correspondence regarding settling costs resulted in additional legal costs – Respondent claimed no reason to depart from daily tariff approach – Authority found given complexity of case higher than usual award appropriate – Respondent to pay applicant $21,000 contribution to costs – Applicant to pay respondent $21,000 costs |
| Result | Costs in favour of applicant ($21,000) ; Costs in favour of respondent ($21,000) |
| Main Category | Costs |
| Cases Cited | Albert v Valley-Guide Farming Trust unreported, D Asher, 1 Sept 2003, WA 96A/03;Assor v Futuna Trust Ltd unreported, P Stapp, 28 Aug 2003, WA 93A/03;Entwisle v Dunedin CC [2002] 2 ERNZ 23;PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz [2005] ERNZ 808 |
| Number of Pages | 3 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 282a_10.pdf [pdf 16 KB] |