Wood v Thomson and The New Zealand Seamen's Union - [1972] NZLR 53

Industrial Law — Awards — Jurisdiction — Inclusion of provision giving preferential employment to some members over other members of the same union — Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1954, ss 2, 130, 174, 174B, 174F (Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act 1961, ss 2, 4).

Statutes — Interpretation — Construction with reference to pre-existing law and circumstances — Industrial matters — Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1954, s 2 - (Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act 1961, s 4).