ABSTRACT
Introduction .....................................................................................................118 The issue ...........................................................................................................119 The legislative framework ............................................................................ 120 Engaging expert contractors ......................................................................... 121 Cyclone George disaster as a case study .................................................... 122
Introduction ........................................................................................... 122 The prosecutions ................................................................................... 123 Charges ................................................................................................... 124 Outcomes ............................................................................................... 125 Key facts ................................................................................................. 125 Key issues ............................................................................................... 128
Reliance by FMG/TPI on expert contractors ........................ 129 Reliance by Laing .................................................................................. 133 No other reasonably practicable steps? ............................................. 134
Drawing the threads together ...................................................................... 139 Towards a collaborative approach ............................................................... 140 References .........................................................................................................141
