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Dangerous Substances Act 2004
44Failure to comply with safety duty—causing death or
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44 Failure to comply with safety duty—causing death or serious harm to people (c) the failure causes the death of or serious harm to anyone; and (i) was reckless about whether the failure would cause the death of or serious harm to anyone; or (ii) was negligent about whether the failure would cause the death of or serious harm to anyone.