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Criminal Liability of the Crown: Final Report

The Criminal Liability for Workplace Death and Serious Injury in the Public Sector: Final Report was tabled in parliament on 9 May 2002.

The report contains recommendations on how to extend the statutory offences of ‘corporate manslaughter’ and ‘negligently causing serious injury by a body corporate’ to the public sector.

Below is an outline of the chapters:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Composition of the Public Sector
Chapter 3: Imposing Criminal Liability on ‘Public Sector Entities’
Chapter 4: Application of Senior Officer Offences to Senior Employees
Chapter 5: Other Reform Issues

For a hard copy of the report contact the commission on 03 8619 8619 or email law.reform@lawreform.vic.gov.au. Reports can be posted free within Victoria.   

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Author:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Date of Publication:	March 2002
Number of Pages:	124
Copyright:	Victorian Law Reform Commission, 2002