Commissioner of Police v Carrington - [1996] 1 NZLR 135

Industrial law — Employment contract — Police officer performing duties unsatisfactorily — No neglect of duty or breach of discipline — Officer demoted to rank of constable — Whether such demotion authorised on non-disciplinary grounds — Police Act 1958, ss 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15 and 37 — Employment Contracts Act 1991, s 135 — Police Regulations 1992 (SR 1992/14), regs 3, 6 and 9.

Police — Contract — Police officer performing duties unsatisfactorily — No neglect of duty or breach of discipline — Officer demoted to rank of constable — Whether such demotion authorised on non-disciplinary grounds — Police Act 1958, ss 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15 and 37 — Employment Contracts Act 1991, s 135 — Police Regulations 1992 (SR 1992/14), regs 3, 6 and 9.