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Unpacking Case Law Updates to New Zealand’s New Health and Safety System
- WorkSafe NZ v Safe Business Solutions Ltd and other cases involving advisors prosecuted under s 36(2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA)
- Insights for education lawyers on how to assist schools in managing health and safety risks outside the classroom: WorkSafe New Zealand v Whangārei Boys High School Board of Trustees
- What does “a PCBU who manages or controls” mean for purposes of s 37(1) of HSWA: Whakaari Management Limited v WorkSafe New Zealand
- First prosecution of a CEO in New Zealand as an officer: Maritime New Zealand v Gibson
- Latest policy updates
Presented by Sanja Marin, Senior Associate, Duncan Cotterill
Learning Objectives:
- Understand recent case law developments under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
- Identify evolving responsibilities for PCBUs, officers, and advisors in New Zealand’s WHS framework
Chair
John Rooney, Partner, Simpson Grierson
Presenters
Sanja Marin, Senior Associate, Duncan Cotterill
Sanja is a specialist health and safety lawyer with significant experience across New Zealand and Australian jurisdictions. She has previously worked as a prosecutor for WorkSafe New Zealand and the New South Wales health and safety regulator in Australia. She has also worked and as a senior legal advisor for WorkSafe providing legal advice on commercial, operational, regulatory, legislative, public law, and criminal law matters.
John Rooney, Partner, Simpson Grierson
John has extensive experience in health and safety and in advising clients on options for managing their workplace obligations and improving their performance in this business-critical area. John's experience includes incident response management, defending prosecutions laid by WorkSafe, advising on investigation processes for complex situations including for alliances with international parties, as well as governance advice, reviews of health and safety systems, and delivering training. John regularly attends mediations and appears in the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court, and in the District Court as defence counsel on WorkSafe prosecutions. He is a member of the Auckland District Law Society Health & Safety Committee, and the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management.
