Explosives Act 1999
sec.54CIndustrial manslaughter—employer
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sec.54C Industrial manslaughter—employer
An employer for an act involving explosives commits an offence if— an individual who does the act involving explosives— dies in the course of doing the act involving explosives; or is injured in the course of doing the act involving explosives and later dies; and the employer’s conduct causes the death of the individual; and the employer is negligent about causing the death of the individual by the conduct. Maximum penalty— for an individual—20 years imprisonment; or for a body corporate—100,000 penalty units. See section 119 in relation to imputing to a body corporate particular conduct of executive officers, employees or agents of the body corporate. An offence against subsection (1) is a crime. s 54C ins 2020 No. 14 s 30 sub 2024 No. 34 s 112 (sec.54C-ssec.1) An employer for an act involving explosives commits an offence if— an individual who does the act involving explosives— dies in the course of doing the act involving explosives; or is injured in the course of doing the act involving explosives and later dies; and the employer’s conduct causes the death of the individual; and the employer is negligent about causing the death of the individual by the conduct. Maximum penalty— for an individual—20 years imprisonment; or for a body corporate—100,000 penalty units. See section 119 in relation to imputing to a body corporate particular conduct of executive officers, employees or agents of the body corporate. (sec.54C-ssec.2) An offence against subsection (1) is a crime.
- (a) an individual who does the act involving explosives— (i) dies in the course of doing the act involving explosives; or (ii) is injured in the course of doing the act involving explosives and later dies; and
- (i) dies in the course of doing the act involving explosives; or
- (ii) is injured in the course of doing the act involving explosives and later dies; and
- (b) the employer’s conduct causes the death of the individual; and
- (c) the employer is negligent about causing the death of the individual by the conduct.
- (i) dies in the course of doing the act involving explosives; or
- (ii) is injured in the course of doing the act involving explosives and later dies; and
- (a) for an individual—20 years imprisonment; or
- (b) for a body corporate—100,000 penalty units.