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Workplace safety charges have been laid in relation to a Tasmanian primary school jumping castle tragedy that killed six students.<\/p>\n
Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Zane Mellor, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Peter Dodt died after the incident at Hillcrest Primary School on December 16, 2021.<\/p>\n
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Then prime minister Scott Morrison and his wife, Jenny Morrison, visit Hillcrest Primary School in December 2021. <\/span>Credit: <\/span>James Brickwood<\/cite><\/p>\n Tasmania\u2019s workplace safety regulator on Friday said the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had filed a complaint in the Devonport Magistrates Court.<\/p>\n \u201cThe DPP has charged Taz-Zorb, the operator of the jumping castle, with a category two offence under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012,\u201d WorkSafe Tasmania said.<\/p>\n It is alleged Taz-Zorb failed to comply with a health and safety duty in a way that exposed the children to a risk of death or serious injury.<\/p>\n \u201cThis decision comes after a significant investigation undertaken by WorkSafe Tasmania staff which involved many months of work,\u201d the regulator said.<\/p>\n The six children who died in the Devonport Primary School tragedy: Peter Dodt, Addison Stewart, Zane Mellor, Jye Sheehan, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones and Chace Harrison. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA large number of documents have been prepared and considered by the investigators and the DPP in order to reach this decision.<\/p>\n \u201cAs the matter is now before the court, no further information or comment can be provided.\u201d<\/p>\n WorkSafe Tasmania head Robyn Pearce said she had met with the families involved throughout the year.<\/p>\n Several children were also seriously injured in the incident in which a jumping castle being used during end-of-year celebrations became airborne. A ceremony was held last December in Devonport to mark the one-year anniversary.<\/p>\n \u201cThe loss of such cherished … children sent shockwaves through the Devonport community, Tasmania and indeed our entire nation,\u201d Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff said at the time.<\/p>\n \u201cWe continue to keep the children, their families and their loved ones in our hearts and in our minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n