[2024] NZEmpC 204 Joyce v Ultimate Siteworks Ltd [pdf, 218 KB]
...position, cannot avoid the scrutiny of the Court in respect of conduct in the course of a court proceeding merely because they are not a member of any recognised professional body. While s 236 and sch 3 cl 2 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 permit a party to be represented by another person, a representative does not have an unfettered right to appear before the Court. The Court is not obliged to sit still and see its own processes abused. When that happens, the Court has the...