Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Simes [2012] NZLCDT 4 [pdf, 194 KB]
...received no notice. He said that the Standards Committee did not specifically refer to the full year period in its determination. As a consequence, he submitted, the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the charge based on allegations of conduct throughout 2009. [17] For the Standards Committee, Mr W C Pyke submitted that the original complaint, which was sent to Ms Simes inviting her response, defined the scope of enquiry, as did the Notice of Hearing dated 4 May 2010. The Notice of...