Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
On or about 15 May 2017
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$7,000.00

Safety lessons learned:

It was reasonably practicable for Asian Natural Resources Limited to have:

  1. Co-ordinated with Sullivan Contractors (2005) Limited about commencement of forestry work;
  2. Consulted and co-ordinated with Sullivan Contractors (2005) Limited to articulate, incorporate and delineate each PCBU’s responsibilities and duties.

Defendant name:
Asian Natural Resources Limited
 
Industry:
Forestry
 
Date of offence:
On or about 15 May 2017
 
Facts in brief:
Asian Natural Resources Limited engaged Sullivan Contractors (2005) Limited, a harvesting contractor, to carry out harvesting at a forestry site known as the Waaka Block. One of Sullivan’s workers was assigned to manual tree felling. The worker was struck by a falling tree, suffering fatal injuries.
 
Offence section:
Section 34(1) and 2(b) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
 
Date(s) charged:
14/05/2018

Court:
Whangarei - District Court
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Fine imposed:
$7,000.00
 
Maximum fine available:
$100,000
 
Reparation:
$N/A – but voluntary payment of $10,000 made
$3,416 in costs
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