Health & Safety prosecution: when will a defendant be ‘reckless’?
/WorkSafe New Zealand v Waste Management NZ Limited [2021] NZHC 3444
There are few decisions in New Zealand which have looked at what conduct will amount to recklessness in the context of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (the Act). This is why the recent High Court decision, declining WorkSafe’s application for leave to appeal the District Court’s decision, is so important.
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