What’s at stake: A landmark case where the CEO of a major company has been held personally accountable under the law for a work fatality, could have other company officers scrutinising the fine print of their H&S plans.
Background: The former CEO of the Port of Auckland, Tony Gibson, was charged under the Health and Safety at Work Act for a workplace fatality, with the decision likely to provide some guidance for both executives and directors as to how to comply with due diligence obligations under the Act.
Main players: Port of Auckland, Maritime NZ, Tony Gibson, Duncan Cotterill, Steve Bonnar, John Billington.
Former Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson could know his fate within two months after a landmark case which could see him become the first conviction for failing in a duty to protect workers.
Gibson last month pleaded not guilty to two charges brought by Maritime NZ in August 2021, under
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What’s at stake: A landmark case where the CEO of a major company has been held personally accountable under the law for a work fatality, could have other company officers scrutinising the fine print of their H&S plans.
Background: The former CEO of the Port of Auckland, Tony Gibson, was charged under the Health and Safety at Work Act for a workplace fatality, with the decision likely to provide some guidance for both executives and directors as to how to comply with due diligence obligations under the Act.
Main players: Port of Auckland, Maritime NZ, Tony Gibson, Duncan Cotterill, Steve Bonnar, John Billington.
