Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
26 February 2021
 
Plea:
Not guilty
 
Decision:
Charges dismissed/not guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
None

Safety lessons learned:

None

Defendant name:
Glenbrook Farming & Equipment Hire Limited
 
Industry:
Postal, transport and warehousing
 
Date of offence:
26 February 2021
 
Facts in brief:
The victim’s family friend hired a trailer from GFEHL via Facebook Marketplace to collect a trailer to tow a vehicle from near Rotorua to Auckland. The group including friends, a father and his two children (one deceased) travelled in a vehicle with the trailer in tow (4 adults and 2 kids).

Around 9pm the group had collected the vehicle near Rotorua, loaded it onto the trailer and began the return journey towards Auckland. The trailer began to fishtail, the vehicle and trailer then flipped over and came to rest back on its wheels. The young son had undone his seat belt and suffered fatal injuries.
 
Offence section:
S 36(2), s 48(1) and (2)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
 
Date(s) charged:
10 June 2022

Court:
Manukau - District Court
 
Plea:
Not guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Decision:
Charges dismissed/not guilty
 
Fine imposed:
None
 
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
 
Reparation:
None
 
Related Documents:
PDF
Reserved decision – WorkSafe New Zealand v Glenbrook Farming & Equipment Hire Limited (PDF 11 MB)
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