Appeal request declined

21 December 2006

The Solicitor General has declined to consent to an appeal of the sentence handed down to Manawatu Waste Ltd earlier this month.

Department of Labour workplace services Taranaki manager Brett Murray said “in the absence of the Solicitor General's consent, this matter is not able to be taken any further by the Department.”

Before the Solicitor General could consent to an appeal there had to be good grounds that the sentence was either manifestly inadequate or there had been a serious error in sentencing principle.

To the journalist: please note that health and safety services formerly referred to as Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) should now be referred to as the Department of Labour.