Tomov v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 34 [pdf, 221 KB]
...respondents are misguided. At no stage prior to the adjudication did PBS seek to be removed from the proceedings, despite having the opportunity to do so. The Tribunal is not a pleadings-based jurisdiction and it was open to PBS to simply file an email providing reasons as to why it should be removed. For the Tribunal now to receive evidence and submissions at this very late stage would in effect be to undermine the Tribunal’s own processes. [85] The purpose of the Weat...