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Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
13 May 2016
 
Plea:
Not Guilty
 
Decision:
Acquitted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
N/A

Safety lessons learned:

N/A

Defendant name:
Hume Pack-N-Cool Limited
 
Industry:
Agriculture
 
Date of offence:
13 May 2016
 
Facts in brief:
The Defendant operates a packhouse and requested sampling on behalf of the landowner. The victim was collecting kiwifruit samples at an orchard that the Defendant provides services to. She drove a quad bike up a hill into an area of hazardous terrain where the quad bike rolled on top of her, causing fatal injuries.
 
 
Offence section:
Sections 48(1) and (2)(c), and 36(1)(b) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
 
Date(s) charged:

Court:
Tauranga - District Court
 
Plea:
Not Guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Decision:
Acquitted
 
Fine imposed:
N/A
 
Maximum fine available:
$1,500,000
 
Reparation:
N/A