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Lawyer criticises WorkSafe’s ‘prosecutorial’ approach

Health and safety regulator has had multiple charges dismissed lately on the grounds there was no case to answer.

Simpson Grierson senior associate Mike Mercer speaks with Hamish McNicol.

Health and safety regulator WorkSafe has been criticised for a “combative and prosecutorial” approach after multiple prosecutions it recently brought against employers were dismissed on the grounds there was no case to answer.

And Simpson Grierson senior associate Mike Mercer said Worksafe had

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Hamish McNicol Fri, 21 Apr 2023
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