First sentence under the new H&S at Work Act
The 2015 Act has fined a company $100,000 for not having controls over a known risk. And the fine would have been $275,000 if the company could pay.
Tag: Reparation fines
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Extra Potential Large H&S Fines
In December 2014 the Sentencing Act 2002 was ammended in a seemingly minor fashion.