The Employment Court has dismissed an application for a re-hearing by a former Northland police constable who has been embroiled in a protracted legal battle with his ex-employer.
Stephen Davis has been ordered by that court to pay nearly $19,000 to the Police Commissioner on top of $115,000 in costs he was earlier instructed to pay.
Mr Davis, formerly based at Mangonui and Kaeo, took the Police Commissioner to the Employment Relations Authority then to the Employment Court, claiming he was unjustifiably disadvantaged. Both cases were unsuccessful. He now works at Christchurch Police Station.
He applied to the Employment Court for a re-hearing, claiming the court was biased in its decision, it failed to consider relevant evidence and statement, and disparities in the evidence of the Police Commissioner were ignored by Judge Mark Perkins.
Mr Davis also complained at what he described as a "crippling cost decision".