Australia, Aug. 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 2:
1. On 2 September 2022 a woman and her three young children were walking home along a footpath on Parramatta Road, Leichardt when a 200-kilogram sliding gate (Gate) was opened, overran its supports and fell onto them, causing them to be injured.
2. SafeWork NSW as the prosecutor instituted proceedings against the company that had arranged for the Gate to be installed, 465 Leichhardt Pty Ltd, the defendant in these proceedings. The defendant subsequently entered a plea of guilty to a Category 2 offence under s 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (WHS Act), namely that it failed to comply with its duty pursuant to s ...