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OH&S laws claim first director victim

A company director and his firm have each been convicted and fined $100,000 after a worker's death in August 2006. It is the first time a company director has been convicted under the…

user iconLawyers Weekly • 22 January 2009 • NewLaw
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A company director and his firm have each been convicted and fined $100,000 after a worker's death in August 2006. It is the first time a company director has been convicted under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and is the highest penalty imposed on an individual under the Act.

 
 

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Judge Liz Gaynor said Manumatic Industries and its director, Stanley Guthrie, were "utterly negligent" in failing to have appropriate safety systems in place, and had a "grave dereliction" in their obligations.

"This case should send a strong and clear message to the thousands of directors who have a day-to-day responsibility for safety in their workplaces and the sites they control," said WorkSafe executive director John Merritt.

- Mark Phillips

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