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FMV v TZB - SC 72/2019

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Summary

Civil Appeal – Jurisdiction – Employment Relations Act 2000, s 161(1)(r) – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in holding that the Employment Relations Authority had exclusive jurisdiction over the applicant’s claim that her employer breached various duties of care in relation to her employment – Whether the Court erred in upholding the High Court’s order granting permanent name suppression.

Result

A  The application for leave to appeal is granted (FMV v TZB [2019] NZCA 282).  
B  The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
8 October 2019
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A The High Court’s suppression order is amended to suppress only the identities of the parties and to remain in force so long as the suppression order made by the Employment Relations Authority remains in force.
B The appeal is otherwise dismissed.
C Costs are reserved.
20 August 2021

Hearing Transcripts

Related Documents

High Court decision — FMV v TZB [2018] NZHC 1131 [21 May 2018]

Court of Appeal decision — FMV v TZB [2019] NZCA 282 [4 July 2019]

Leave judgment - leave granted — FMV v TZB [2019] NZSC 108 [8 October 2019] (PDF 32 KB)

Substantive judgment — FMV v TZB [2021] NZSC 102 [20 August 2021] (PDF 392 KB)

Supreme court decision — Cost decision: FMV v TZB [2021] NZSC 145 [2 November 2021] (PDF 45 KB)

Additional Information

Hearing date

17 March 2020

Winkelmann CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O'Regan and Williams JJ