New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for challenge to an employment relations authority determination?
28 days after the determination. Elect a challenge in the prescribed manner and state its scope. Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief.
- Period
- 28 days after the determination
- Trigger
- The actual qualifying determination under sections 174A to 174D
- Rule
- Employment Relations Act 2000, section 179
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Employment Relations Act 2000, section 179. 28 days after the determination. Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief. This source guide requires the actual procedural branch, event and applicable completion facts before a final date can be established. No computed date or paid record is available.
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When is the deadline for challenge to an employment relations authority determination?
28 days after the determination. Elect a challenge in the prescribed manner and state its scope. Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief.
Responsible actor. The dissatisfied party to a qualifying written Authority determination.
The actual qualifying determination under sections 174A to 174D.
Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief.
Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief.
Employment Relations Act 2000, section 179How does this provision count time?
- Elect a challenge in the prescribed manner and state its scope.
- Retain the actual event and evidence of completion.
- Check the operative source and any applicable order before relying on a period.
Use the section's own beginning-with, after or more-than wording. Grievance notification, an action limit and a leave application are different acts.
No generic High Court holiday rollover is established for these statutory periods. Verify any specific statutory extension, consent or leave route.
Employment Relations Act 2000, section 179Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Employment Relations Act 2000, section 179. 28 days after the determination. Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief. This source guide requires the actual procedural branch, event and applicable completion facts before a final date can be established. No computed date or paid record is available.
The dissatisfied party to a qualifying written Authority determination establishes the relevant event. The actual qualifying determination under sections 174A to 174D. 28 days after the determination. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief. Resolve the specific branch before treating the ordinary period as applicable. No final date is supplied.
The event, required act or completion facts are missing. Elect a challenge in the prescribed manner and state its scope. No generic High Court holiday rollover is established for these statutory periods. Verify any specific statutory extension, consent or leave route. Withhold a computed deadline and paid record. Preserve the unresolved fact instead of assuming an endpoint.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedural event
- The actual qualifying determination under sections 174A to 174D.
- Required act and branch
- Elect a challenge in the prescribed manner and state its scope. Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief.
- Completion qualification
- No generic High Court holiday rollover is established for these statutory periods. Verify any specific statutory extension, consent or leave route.
- Oral, preliminary and procedural determinations are excluded. Identify whether the challenge is de novo or specifies particular errors, grounds and relief.
- This procedure concerns elect a challenge in the prescribed manner and state its scope. Compare the related procedures for their own actor, event and required act. Their periods do not replace this provision.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
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Provisions used (1)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Employment Relations Act 2000, section 179 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |