If there is a problem (and I'm not convinced there is), then the answer is to increase maximum fines and, perhaps, give the court guidance about how to assess different levels of culpability against those new maximums. — SafetylawyerNZ
I don't think that this will work, because the majority of fines since the new Act has been introduced have been based on the firms ability to pay without making them insolvent. — Mark Taylor
And, this may be one of the reasons that accidents have not decreased in 10 years because the deterrent is not significant enough and manslaughter is of the cards? — Mark Taylor
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