Dreamworld's parent company has been fined $3.6 million after pleading guilty to safety charges over the Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy that killed four people.
Workplace Health and Safety prosecutor Aaron Guilfoyle told Southport court on Monday that the stranded raft was lifted vertically before it dropped to a horizontal position."It ripped pieces of fibreglass from the raft which shook violently causing Ms Goodchild and Mr Dorsett to fall," Mr Guilfoyle said.
He outlined a litany of failures to adequately ensure the ride was operated safely including poor maintenance and inadequate shutdown procedures. The pump malfunction was the third that day and the fifth in a week, and no automated shutdown function was installed despite recommendations."There were failures to implement the control measures which would have minimised or eliminated the risk in the circumstances of a pump failure.Young girls walk through a floral tribute outside the Dreamworld Theme Park.
Hard to believe the only penalty was financial & to be honest $3.6 million is piss weak - especially after the Qld govt gave them $70m or so. The WHS laws can fine directors personally as well, where's that? Is that ongoing & if not, why not?