Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
On or about 9 May 2019
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$100,000 ($75,000 to be paid in 28 days then $1,200 per month until paid)

Safety lessons learned:
  1. Ensure that the scaffold was properly constructed in accordance with industry standards;
  2. Ensure that the workers tasked to construct the scaffold were adequately trained and competent to complete the task.

Defendant name:
Dreamworks Construction Limited
 
Industry:
Building and construction
 
Date of offence:
On or about 9 May 2019
 
Facts in brief:
The Defendant, a construction company, directed two of its workers to erect a scaffold at its construction site in Te Atatu South. The workers erected a single lift scaffold which was used by them to construct a block wall. A subsequent investigation by WorkSafe identified significant deficiencies in the scaffold including that there were no guard rails and the scaffold was footed on concrete blocks.
 
Offence section:
Sections 36(1)(a), 48(1) and (2)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
 
Date(s) charged:
23-Apr-20

Court:
Auckland - District Court
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Fine imposed:
$100,000 ($75,000 to be paid in 28 days then $1,200 per month until paid)
 
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
 
Reparation:
$2,405 in costs
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