Sanja Marin

Proactive

• Providing proactive health & safety compliance advice including governance advice;
• Reviewing health and safety policies, and governance frameworks.
• Providing advice on contractual matters concerning health and safety.
• Advising on innovative and transformational health and safety projects and programmes.
• Providing health and safety training tailored for your organisation or Board.

Compliance advisory 

• Understanding obligations under Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) and the various HSWA regulations and safe work instruments;
• Advising on compliance requirements with HSWA (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2016;
• Advising on compliance requirements for authorisations, licences, and certificates of competence under the HSWA (Adventure Activities) Regulations 2016; HSWA (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2016; Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016, and HSWA (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017.

Reactive

• Legal representation in court;
• Health and safety incident investigations;
• Providing advice during WorkSafe’s investigations, and enforcement activities;
• Enforceable undertakings;
• Engaging and liaising with technical experts;
• Advising on the enforceability of improvement notices and prohibition notices. This includes assisting with internal reviews and appeals to the District Court.

Sanja also has over 12 years’ experience as prosecutor. She has previously worked for the Office of the Auckland Crown Solicitor, and the Office of the Wellington Crown Solicitor. Sanja has also acted as a legal representative for the Civil Aviation Authority and Maritime New Zealand in health and safety prosecutions.

Clients appreciate Sanja’s broad experience and her ability to provide commercially astute, and strategic advice in all areas of health and safety– while effectively managing their legal and commercial risks.