Ocean Fisheries Ltd v Maritime New Zealand - [2021] 3 NZLR 443

Criminal practice and procedure — Reparation — Emotional harm following deaths — Whether and when culpability relevant to quantum of reparation — Whether reparation assessed to each victim individually or per family — Relevance of awards in other cases — Whether awards out of range of previous awards — Whether court entitled to make awards to victims who did not make victim impact statements — Process for assessing reparation and fine — Observations on victim impact statements — Victims’ Rights Act 2002 s 17.

Criminal practice and procedure — Sentence — Health and safety in employment — Process for assessing reparation and fine — Observations on victim impact statements — Victims’ Rights Act 2002 s 17.

Employment law — Health and safety — Reparation — Emotional harm following deaths — Whether and when culpability relevant to quantum of reparation — Whether reparation assessed to each victim individually or per family — Relevance of awards in other cases — Whether awards out of range of previous awards — Whether Court entitled to make awards to victims who did not make victim impact statements — Process for assessing reparation and fine — Observations on victim impact statements — Victims’ Rights Act 2002 s 17.