Chris Gallavin: Law Expert on the Whakaari White Island trial's outcome and lack of corporate manslaughter legislation - The Mike Hosking Breakfast

A law expert says the Whakaari White Island trial was a messy process.  

The island's owner, Whakaari Management Limited, has been found guilty on one health and safety charge brought by WorkSafe.  

WorkSafe charged 13 parties in 2020; six pleaded guilty ahead of the trial and another six had charges dismissed. 

Law expert Chris Gallavin told Mike Hosking that not having corporate manslaughter in our legislation, is a glaring hole.  

He says it would cover a lot of people dying at work, and the members of the public who died in this kind of situation. 

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