[2012] NZEmpC 168 Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Sanford Ltd [pdf, 185 KB]
...subsection (1)(d)(ii), a strike or lockout is likely to affect the public interest substantially if— (a) the strike or lockout is likely to endanger the life, safety, or health of persons; or (b) the strike or lockout is likely to disrupt social, environmental, or economic interests and the effects of the disruption are likely to be widespread, long-term, or irreversible. (3) The Authority must not accept a reference in relation to bargaining for which the Authority has already...