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Thread ID: 135016 2013-09-13 05:28:00 Water rates may go up coldot (6847) PC World Chat
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1353530 2013-09-13 05:28:00 A judge has ordered Auckland's council-owned water company to pay $396,000 for failing to protect its workers from a deadly gas explosion.
It is rare that we ever hear of a person being at fault. Only entities are found to be at fault. If Watercare has no income other than from sale of water and wastewater I guess the ratepayers have been found guilty.
Or do entities have insurance to cover such events?
coldot (6847)
1353531 2013-09-13 06:54:00 I don't think they are allowed to insure for that kind of 'incident'... It would take the pressure of their OSH observance otherwise.... johcar (6283)
1353532 2013-09-14 04:00:00 Watercare is owned by Auckland Council. pctek (84)
1353533 2013-09-15 08:03:00 Watercare is owned by Auckland Council.

And we all know that the Auckland Council loves increasing taxes and the like..
paulw (1826)
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