[2012] NZEmpC 110 de Bruin v Canterbury DH [pdf, 199 KB]
...[70] The key expression in s 125 is “reasonable and practicable”. The meaning and application of the term “practicable” in the context of reinstatement is well established. In Lewis v Howick College Board of Trustees19 the Court of Appeal endorsed the view adopted in a previous decision:20 Practicability is capability of being carried out in action, feasibility or the potential for the reimposition of the employment relationship to be done or carried out successfully...