MPAA V WHEELER AND ANOR HC HAM CIV 2007-419-1187

MPAA V WHEELER AND ANOR HC HAM CIV 2007-419-1187

There is a serious question to be tried that the school failed to hold a properly notified stand-down meeting as required by r11(2), but the balance of convenience does not support granting an interim injunction to terminate the stand down because five days of absence have already occurred and an order now would be unlikely to alter the statutory s14 calculation; furthermore the school had arguable grounds to impose the stand down.

Citation
openlaw-416c62d2_d6ba_4f47_8c84_116c090b793e.pdf
Parties
Plaintiff: MPAA; First Defendant: Rubina Wheeler; Second Defendant: Nawton School Board of Trustees
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Judgment Date
14 August 2007
Procedural Posture
Application for Review Under the Education Act 1989; Urgent Interim Injunction Application / Hearing on Ex Parte/interim Injunction Application (pickwick Basis)
Outcome
Application for interim injunction declined
Legal Topics
Stand Down, Interim Injunction, Procedural Fairness, Statutory Interpretation, Disciplinary Measures in Schools
Education Law Administrative Law Civil Procedure Stand Down Interim Injunction Procedural Fairness Statutory Interpretation Disciplinary Measures in Schools

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Parties

MPAA

Plaintiff

Rubina Wheeler

First Defendant

Nawton School Board of Trustees

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application for Review Under the Education Act 1989; Urgent Interim Injunction Application / Hearing on Ex Parte/interim Injunction Application (pickwick Basis)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a stand-down meeting under r 11(2) of the Education (Stand Down, Suspension, Exclusion, and Expulsion) Rules 1999 was required and was held
  2. 2 Whether an urgent interim injunction should be granted to terminate the stand down
  3. 3 Whether the fifth day of absence can be disregarded for the purposes of s 14 of the Education Act 1989

Ratio Decidendi

There is a serious question to be tried that the school failed to hold a properly notified stand-down meeting as required by r11(2), but the balance of convenience does not support granting an interim injunction to terminate the stand down because five days of absence have already occurred and an order now would be unlikely to alter the statutory s14 calculation; furthermore the school had arguable grounds to impose the stand down.

Court Disposition

Application for interim injunction declined

Orders

  • Interim injunction application declined
  • No order as to costs