New Zealand Gazette – 1995 – No. 44

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✨ Commission of Inquiry Notice



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New Zealand Gazette

OF THURSDAY, 4 MAY 1995

WELLINGTON: TUESDAY, 9 MAY 1995 — ISSUE NO. 44

Departmental Notice

Commission of Inquiry into the Collapse of a Viewing Platform at Cave Creek Near Punakaiki on the West Coast

CATHERINE A. TIZARD, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to:

GRAEME STUART NOBLE, District Court Judge:

GREETING:

Whereas on the 28th day of April 1995 a viewing platform at Cave Creek, near Punakaiki on the West Coast onto which persons had come to view scenic features collapsed:

And whereas the collapse of the viewing platform resulted in the deaths of 14 of those persons and injury to 4 others of them:

And whereas it is expedient that inquiry should be made into the cause and circumstances of the collapse and matters incidental thereto:

Now, therefore, pursuant to the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, I, Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, the Governor-General of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby appoint you, Graeme Stuart Noble, to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon—

(a) The cause or causes of the collapse of the viewing platform at Cave Creek, near Punakaiki on the West Coast on the 28th day of April 1995 that resulted in the deaths of 14 persons and injury to 4 others:

(b) The design and construction of the viewing platform and its suitability for the use for which it was designed and constructed having particular regard to the safety of persons using it:

(c) Whether statutes, including, to the extent applicable, the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, regulations, codes, and instruments relating to the viewing platform were complied with, the nature and extent of any failure to comply, and the persons responsible for ensuring compliance:

(d) The competence of the persons responsible for the design and construction of the viewing platform:

(e) The extent and adequacy of any inspections of the viewing platform following its construction, whether any changes were made to it as a result of such inspections, and the nature of any such changes:

(f) Whether—

(i) Any Government Department and its staff:

(ii) Any territorial authority or regional council or other public body and its staff:

(iii) Any other person or persons—

having responsibilities or functions directly or indirectly relating to the viewing platform and the safety of persons using it, acted in a lawful, proper, and competent manner in exercising those responsibilities or carrying out those functions:

(g) The extent and adequacy of information, in particular, warnings and notices, given or available relating to the use and safety of the viewing platform and of any complaints procedures relating to the use and safety of the platform:

(h) The adequacy of the law and practices and procedures relating to the design, construction, and use of the viewing platform:

(i) If the law and practices and procedures are found to



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🏛️ Commission of Inquiry into Cave Creek Viewing Platform Collapse

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Commission of Inquiry, Cave Creek, Viewing Platform Collapse, Punakaiki, West Coast, Safety, Design, Construction, Inspection, Legal Compliance
  • Graeme Stuart Noble (District Court Judge), Appointed Commissioner of Inquiry

  • Catherine A. Tizard, Governor-General