Owners are officially no longer responsible for tourism accidents on their land – but they never really were
- Written by Chris Peace, Lecturer in Occupational Health and Safety, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
EyesWideOpen/Getty ImagesNewly announced reforms to the Health and Safety at Work Act mean landowners will no longer be responsible for tourism-related injuries on their properties. But it’s not clear this has ever really been a problem.
Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says there was an “inadvertent climate of fear”...
