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Employment Relations Act 2000

Institutions - Miscellaneous provisions

222C: Judge may make order restricting commencement or continuation of proceeding

You could also call this:

“A judge can stop someone from starting or continuing a case in the Employment Court if they think it's necessary.”

A judge can make an order to stop someone from starting or continuing a case in the Employment Court. This order can be either limited or extended.

A limited order stops you from starting or continuing a case about a specific matter in the Employment Court.

An extended order stops you from starting or continuing a case about a specific matter or any related matters in the Employment Court.

The court still has the power to control its own proceedings, which this rule doesn’t change.

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Part 10 Institutions
Miscellaneous provisions

222CJudge may make order restricting commencement or continuation of proceeding

  1. A Judge may make an order restricting a person from commencing or continuing civil proceedings in the Employment Court.

  2. The order may have—

  3. a limited effect (a limited order); or
    1. an extended effect (an extended order).

      1. A limited order restrains a party from commencing or continuing civil proceedings on a particular matter in the Employment Court.

      2. An extended order restrains a party from commencing or continuing civil proceedings on a particular or related matter in the Employment Court.

      3. Nothing in this section limits the court’s inherent power to control its own proceedings.

      Notes
      • Section 222C: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2016 (2016 No 62).