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by authority- Tauranga District Court (Anklage: WorkSafe New Zealand) 1 case 100 % · €223,678
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q4 2023 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | – |
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| Q3 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | €223,678 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
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| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
1 case
18 Mar 2025 Ballance Agri-Nutrients LimitedBallance Agri-Nutrients: 420,000 NZD after a fatal conveyor belt accident €223,678
At the Mount Maunganui fertiliser plant in July 2023, a worker cleaning the conveyor system fell onto a moving belt, was dragged under the frame of another conveyor and died. There was no effective, trained and monitored safe system of work for cleaning and maintenance, and no effective guarding or emergency stop devices. On 18 March 2025 the Tauranga District Court imposed a fine of 420,000 NZD (starting point 700,000 NZD, 40% discounts) and made no reparation order because the family had already received 287,202.86 NZD (77,000 NZD directly from the company and 210,202.86 NZD from a group life insurance policy held by the company).
Cleaning and maintenance on conveyors only with the system made safe, with guarding, a reachable emergency stop and a trained, supervised safe system of work.
Safe cleaning and maintenance on conveyor belts
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- Tauranga District Court (Anklage: WorkSafe New Zealand)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, ss 36(1)(a), 48(1), 48(2)(c) ([2025] NZDC 5282)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Mitigating circumstances
- Guilty plea, remorse, cooperation and reparation, with discounts totalling 40%; payments to the family totalling 287,202.86 NZD, of which 77,000 NZD was paid directly and 210,202.86 NZD came from the company's group life insurance policy.
Original amount 420,000 NZD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Mar 2025.
- WorkSafe New Zealand, Court summaries: Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited Enforcement database of an authority
- WorkSafe New Zealand v Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited [2025] NZDC 5282, Reserved decision (18.03.2025) Court decision
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link