Ben Catanzariti died on a worksite 10 years ago. WorkSafe ACT now wants to prosecute over workplace deaths itself
A battle is brewing over work safety prosecutions in Canberra, 10 years on from the death of a young worker, whose family says it has never seen justice.The family of Ben Catanzariti, who was killed on a worksite in 2012, has received an apology from WorkSafe ACT at a memorial serviceHowever, ACT's Director of Public Prosecutions says setting targets is "not an ideal model"
His case has been controversial since prosecutors dropped criminal charges against the boom owner, Schwing Australia, after competing expert reports emerged. ACT Work Safety Commissioner Jaqueline Agius said she was hoping the recommendations from the review of prosecutions would change the way matters were handled."The 12 recommendations that have been handed down in Marie Boland's review essentially recommend a hybrid model for the ACT," Ms Agius said.
"It's difficult to disaggregate that event into a number of different areas and have it be dealt with by a number of different entities and a lot is lost in that process," Mr Drumgold said. Ms Agius said some of the recommendations were matters of policy for the ACT government, which has yet to be handed the report.