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AGC Media Statement: Prosecution files Petition of Appeal in the case of PP v GS Engineering and Construction Corp.

In the arguments before the District Judge at the hearing, the Prosecution submitted for a deterrent sentence to be imposed in respect of the Charge, specifically a fine of not less than $300 000, in order to uphold the statutory and public policy concerns behind the enactment of the Act. A deterrent sentence was necessary to create much-needed awareness in the construction industry that punishment will be certain and unrelenting for employers who adopt cavalier attitudes towards workplace safety and health, resulting in the preventable loss of human life.

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