Tree Adventures Limited
Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
3 March 2013
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$24,500
Safety lessons learned:
Provide a secondary independent point of attachment, such as requiring participants to use a carabineer and lanyard to attach their safety harnesses to the wire.
Defendant name:
Tree Adventures Limited
Industry:
Adventure activities
Date of offence:
3 March 2013
Facts in brief:
Defendant operated high ropes activity courses. A participant incorrectly attached his pulley to a wire and fell from a 13 metre platform and was killed.
Offence section:
S16(2)(b)(i) Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date charged:
Court:
Waitakere - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$24,500
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$80,000
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