Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
24 March 2016
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
Not applicable.
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensure that employees do not undertake tree work for which they do not have the qualifications, expertise or competence to undertake; and
- Where an employee does not have the requisite competence to undertake the task of tree work ensure that a competent contractor is engaged to undertake that work.
Defendant name:
The Board of Trustees of Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate School
Industry:
Education and training
Date of offence:
24 March 2016
Facts in brief:
An employee was removing a dead tree at the school grounds. The employee was standing on a ladder removing a branch that was wrapped in vine. The branch came off and hit the ladder knocking the employee to the ground.
The employee suffered a spinal cord injury.
The employee suffered a spinal cord injury.
Offence section:
Sections 6 and 50(1)(a) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Manukau - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
Not applicable.
Maximum fine available:
$250,000 (the Defendant is a crown organisation and a fine cannot be imposed)
Reparation:
$40,000
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