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New Zealand Labour Party election policy proposals

Overview

The New Zealand Labour Party has introduced several policy proposals as part of its election platform.

Initially, the party announced a plan to crack down on ‘excessive prices’ for essential goods and services. This policy would grant the Commerce Commission powers to investigate price gouging in sectors such as food, power, and telecommunications, with the potential to force companies to ‘hand back every dollar of excess profit.’ The measures are intended to target large corporations rather than small businesses.

Following this, the party pledged to introduce corporate homicide legislation to hold negligent employers criminally accountable for workplace deaths. The proposal involves amending the Crimes Act to penalize reckless or grossly negligent conduct, with potential penalties including life imprisonment for individuals and fines of up to $10 million for organisations.

Entities

Labour Party · Commerce Commission · Jan Tinetti · Chris Hipkins · Pike River Mine

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] The Labour Party has committed to introducing a corporate homicide law if elected in November. union.org.nz · business.scoop.co.nz
[○ 1 SOURCE] The proposed law would amend the Crimes Act to create a new offence of corporate homicide. union.org.nz
[○ 1 SOURCE] The offence would cover conduct that is reckless or grossly negligent regarding risks to a worker’s life. union.org.nz
[○ 1 SOURCE] Convicted individuals could face up to life imprisonment. union.org.nz
[○ 1 SOURCE] Organisations could be fined up to $10 million under the proposed law. union.org.nz
[○ 1 SOURCE] Convicted directors could be disqualified from running a company. union.org.nz
[○ 1 SOURCE] One worker is killed at work every week in New Zealand, and 17 others die from work-related illnesses. union.org.nz

Timeline

11 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Labour Party pledges corporate homicide laws in New Zealand
New Zealand's Labour Party has committed to introducing corporate homicide laws to hold negligent employers criminally liable for workplace deaths if elected in November.
13 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Labour Party proposes crackdown on excessive pricing for essential goods
New Zealand's Labour Party pledges to criminalize excessive pricing for essentials like food and power, empowering the Commerce Commission to penalize large companies and reclaim excess profits.

Sources

business.scoop.co.nz · foodticker.co.nz · interest.co.nz · union.org.nz