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Tony Gibson sentenced for stevedore’s Auckland port death

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Former Ports of Auckland (POAL) chief executive Tony Gibson has been sentenced more than four years after a young father was killed in a workplace accident .

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NZ Herald

Tony Gibson sentenced for stevedore’s Auckland port death

Former Ports of Auckland (POAL) chief executive Tony Gibson has been sentenced more than four years after a young father was killed in a workplace accident .

1 day ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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Daily Telegraph NZ

Former Ports of Auckland CEO fined over workplace death - Daily Telegraph NZ

Tony Gibson (Inset). Former Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson has been fined $130,000 and ordered to pay $60,000 in costs over the 2020 workplace death of stevedore Pala’amo Kalati, who was crushed by a falling container. Gibson was found guilty of failing to exercise due diligence under the Health and Safety at Work Act, marking the first conviction of a CEO of a major corporation under this law. The prosecution argued that Gibson w…

8 hours ago

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gCaptain

Port of Auckland CEO Fined in Landmark Maritime Safety Case

Former Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson has been fined $190,000 NZ for his role in a fatal 2020 incident at a container terminal—a landmark case that sets a precedent...

11 hours ago

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The Maritime Executive

Former CEO of Ports of Auckland Fined $110,000 for Worker's Death

The former chief executive at New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland (POAL) has been slapped with a fine of $110,000 (NZ$190,000) for the death of a stevedore in 2020. It is the first time that a company's top leader has been convicted and sentenced for breaching safety duties in New Zealand. The sentencing stems from an August 2020 incident in which stevedore Pala’amo (Amo) Kalati was crushed by a container at the port. The containership Constantinos…

1 day ago

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