sec.799LIndustrial manslaughter—senior officer

### sec.799L Industrial manslaughter—senior officer A senior officer of an employer for an operating plant or gas work commits an offence if— a worker— dies in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant or the place where the gas work is carried out; or is injured in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant, or the place where the gas work is carried out, and later dies; and the senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the worker; and the senior officer is negligent about causing the death of the worker by the conduct. Maximum penalty—20 years imprisonment. An offence against subsection (1) is a crime. s 799L ins 2020 No. 14 s 203 (sec.799L-ssec.1) A senior officer of an employer for an operating plant or gas work commits an offence if— a worker— dies in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant or the place where the gas work is carried out; or is injured in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant, or the place where the gas work is carried out, and later dies; and the senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the worker; and the senior officer is negligent about causing the death of the worker by the conduct. Maximum penalty—20 years imprisonment. (sec.799L-ssec.2) An offence against subsection (1) is a crime. - (a) a worker— (i) dies in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant or the place where the gas work is carried out; or (ii) is injured in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant, or the place where the gas work is carried out, and later dies; and - (i) dies in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant or the place where the gas work is carried out; or - (ii) is injured in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant, or the place where the gas work is carried out, and later dies; and - (b) the senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the worker; and - (c) the senior officer is negligent about causing the death of the worker by the conduct. - (i) dies in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant or the place where the gas work is carried out; or - (ii) is injured in the course of carrying out work at the operating plant, or the place where the gas work is carried out, and later dies; and