15 Apr 2016
AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v NEW ZEALAND AIR LINE PILOTS' ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED [2016] NZCA 131
- Citation
- [2016] 2 NZLR 829
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Employment Court misapplied orthodox principles of contractual interpretation by failing to give effect to the natural and ordinary meaning of "any agreement" in clause 24.2; "any agreement" denotes the whole agreement (the mutual promises making up that agreement) and does not permit passing on part only (a benefit without corresponding burdens); therefore the Employment Court's judgment was set aside and the Authority's decision reinstated.