Kerry Stace, 72, had worked as a lawyer in Waiuku, Auckland for 41 years before he was dismissed from his role as a consultant solicitor at Aurora Law Limited (ALL) in August 2014. ALL said it had never fired Stace, but said he left the company after Rusk raised concerns about his work and conduct with him. One of ALL's concerns was that Stace was undertaking work as a Notary Public, a lawyer who can witness documents in the community, in exchange for cash that was kept off ALL's books. The ERA found that his work as a notary public was not part of ALL's business and did not fall under his duties of employment. At a meeting where Rusk raised her concerns about Stace's notary public work Rusk told Stace she felt their working relationship had deteriorated and he should consider taking an early retirement.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2016 03:33 UTC