20 Dec 2021
A LABOUR INSPECTOR v SOUTHERN TAXIS LTD [2021] NZCA 705
- Citation
- (2021)18 NZELR 623
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Liability under s 142W(1) for being 'knowingly concerned in' an employer's breach requires actual knowledge (or wilful blindness) of the essential primary facts that establish the employer's contravention; it does not require that the person appreciate the legal classification (eg that the workers are employees) — the inquiry is whether the person knew the primary facts that led to that legal conclusion.