11 Mar 2021
NEW ZEALAND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS UNION INCORPORATED v FIRE AND EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND [2021] NZCA 60
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 60
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Section 30 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017, by its wording, purpose and legislative history, operates mandatorily to exclude the standard appointment procedural steps in ss 26–29 for redeployment of redundant FENZ employees and therefore cannot be contracted out by collective agreement; the union's contrary interpretation is not seriously arguable and leave to appeal is declined.