sec.54DIndustrial manslaughter—senior officer

sec.54D Industrial manslaughter—senior officer

A senior officer of 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 senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the individual; and the senior officer is negligent about causing the death of the individual by the conduct. Maximum penalty—20 years imprisonment. An offence against subsection (1) is a crime. s 54D ins 2020 No. 14 s 30 sub 2024 No. 34 s 112 (sec.54D-ssec.1) A senior officer of 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 senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the individual; and the senior officer is negligent about causing the death of the individual by the conduct. Maximum penalty—20 years imprisonment. (sec.54D-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 senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the individual; and
• (c) the senior officer 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