Buchanans Foundry Ltd v Department of Labour - [1996] 3 NZLR 112

Criminal law — Statutory offences — Health and safety — Defence of absence of fault — Onus of proof — Whether onus rests on defendant — Standard of proof required.

Industrial law — Health and safety in employment — Explosion in foundry — Whether all practicable steps taken by employer to ensure employees wearing adequate protective clothing — Whether nature of hazards required consideration of a compromise solution — Whether defence of absence of fault made out — Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, ss 2, 6, 50 and 53.