We actively enforce the law by a number of means, including the prosecution of alleged offenders in appropriate cases. Here we provide summaries of those prosecutions.
Found 608 results
court summaries results
Joan Carpenters Limited and Church Bay Services Limited
Fine imposed: Fine imposed: Starting point of $450,000 set. Following discounts, final fine set at $30,000, split 55% Joan Carpenters Limited ($16,500) and 45% Church Bay Services Limited ($13,500)
Building and construction
Turley Farms Limited
Fine imposed: Starting point $450,000 – following discounts of 45%, fine imposed $247,500
Agriculture
Prowash Wellington Limited
Fine imposed: $325,000 reduced to $40,000 taking into account the financial incapacity of the defendant.
Building and construction
All Smart Kitchens & Granite Works Limited
Fine imposed: $75,000 to be paid by instalments of $1,250 per month over 5 years. This fine was reached with a starting point for the fine of $450,000 discounted through mitigation (50%) to $225,000 and reduced further due to the company’s financial position.
Manufacturing
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited
Fine imposed: Starting point for Ballance at $700,00. Following discounts of 40% fine imposed at $420,000.
Manufacturing
NP and MA Coogan Partnership trading as Coogan Contracting
Fine imposed: Starting point at $450,000. Following discounts of 45% the final fine was set at $247,500.
Agriculture
United Steel Limited
Fine imposed: Starting point for defendant was set at $600,000. Following discounts the final fine was set at $330,000.
Manufacturing
Button Logging Limited
Fine imposed: Starting point at $550,000 – following discounts of 45%, final fine set at $302,500.
Forestry
Pakiri Logging Limited and Ernslaw One Limited
Fine imposed: Pakiri fine – $468,000
Ernslaw fine – $288,000
Forestry
Egmont Logging Limited (in liquidation) and Farman Turkington Forestry Limited
Fine imposed: Egmont Logging Limited – imposed $0 due to financial incapacity.
Farman Turkington Forestry Limited – court-ordered enforceable undertaking (EU).
Forestry
Grouting Services NZ Limited
Fine imposed: Starting point for Grouting at $500,000. Following discounts of 60%, fine imposed at $180,000 to be paid over 12 months.
Building and construction
Brightwater Engineering Limited
Fine imposed: Not applicable, as Court-ordered enforceable undertaking (EU) was applied for and granted.
Energy
Forest Management (NZ) Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point was $72,000, following discounts for previous good safety record and cooperation (5%) and guilty plea (25%) global discount of 30%, fine reduced to $50,400.
Forestry
Tranzit Group Limited
Fine imposed: Starting point for Tranzit $70,000. Following discounts of 70% the final fine imposed at $21,000.
Postal, transport, and warehousing
Scotty Doors Limited (now trading as SDL Ltd)
Fine imposed: Starting point fine for Scotty Doors was at $75,000. Final fine imposed at $41,250.
Building and construction
Eatim New Zealand Limited
Fine imposed: The Court imposed fine at $72,000 and fine to be paid at a rate of $2,000 per month over a period of three years.
Agriculture
Dong SH Auckland Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $300,000 which the Court accepted. Following discounts of 15%, the final fine was set at $255,000.
Building and construction
Dong SH Auckland Limited - appeal
Dong SH Auckland Limited appealed against its conviction in the Auckland District Court on three charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $300,000 which the Court accepted. Following discounts of 15%, the final fine was set at $255,000.
Building and construction
Kai Iwi Life Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $350,000. Following discounts of 47%, the final fine was set at $70,000.
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $350,000. Following discounts of 47%, the final fine was set at $70,000.
Arts and recreation
Trade Depot Limited
Fine imposed: Starting point of $700,00. Following 50% discounts the final fine was set at $350,000.
Retail
Thompson Engineering (2002) Limited
Fine imposed: Thompson starting point $450,000. Following discounts of 45% the final fine was set at $247,500.
Manufacturing
BF Foodhub (Highbrook) Limited, and Consultants Limited formerly known as Total Recruitment Limited
Fine imposed: BF Foodhub starting point – $330,000. Final fine imposed $165,000.
Consultants Limited formerly known as Total Recruitment Limited – starting point of $15,000. Final fine imposed $7,500.
Manufacturing
Flexicon Plastics Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $420,000. Following discounts of 50% and the defendant's ability to pay, only $74,392 was imposed. This was to be paid over three years.
Manufacturing
Anglo Engineering Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $400,000. Following discounts of 50%, the final fine was set at $200,000.
Manufacturing
Mommas Foods Group Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $450,000, however no fine was imposed due to financial incapacity.
Manufacturing
Kevin Howard Stratford
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $70,000, with an uplift for previous record of non-compliance (5%) and a discount for early guilty plea (25%). The end point for the fine was set at $56,000.
Forestry
McLellan Freight Ltd
Fine imposed: Starting point of $700,000 reduced to $577,500 following discounts for previous good character (5%), remedial action (7.5%) and co-operation (5%).
Postal, transport, and warehousing
Inspire Building Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $500,000, with 40% discounts. The final fine was set at $30,000 due to financial incapacity.
Building and construction
The Thorne Group B.O.P. Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $350,000. Following discounts of 40%, the final fine was set at $210,000.
Building and construction
R & L Drainage Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $500,000. Discounts for early guilty plea (25%), reparation (5%), remorse (5%), previous good safety record, no previous history, cooperation (10%). The end point for the fine was set at $275,000.
Building and construction
CPA 2022 Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $550,000, with discounts for co-operation (5%), remorse (5%), reparation (5%), previous good record (5%), guilty plea (25%). The end point for the fine has been suppressed.
Building and construction
Progressive Meats Limited
Fine imposed: The starting point for the fine was set at $350,000. Following discounts of 20%, the final fine was set at $280,000.
Agriculture
Pegasus Engineering Limited
A worker was fatally crushed by a steel beam that fell from a work trolley in the Defendant’s workshop.
Fine imposed: $250,000
Manufacturing