[2014] NZEmpC 213 Hixon v Campbell and Ors substantive [pdf, 264 KB]
...Employment Relations Authority. [29] Although the relevant legislative provisions clearly empower a labour inspector to file and prosecute claims for penalties for breaches of the Wages Protection Act, there is no express power in that Act that permits a labour inspector to claim reimbursement of monies deducted in breach of the Wages Protection Act on behalf of an employee. There is no doubt that employees themselves are entitled to do so subject to compliance with time limitati...