Brooke van Velden overlooked ACC warnings on workplace safety reforms

The Government’s overhaul of workplace health-and-safety laws earlier this year vexed many experts, captains of industry and union reps.

A long list of firms, including Auckland International Airport, the ports of Auckland and Tauranga, Fulton Hogan, Downer, KiwiRail, OceanaGold, Woolworths, Foodstuffs and Cloudy Bay Vineyards warned that risked creating a “two-tier” safety system.