Thread: WorkSafe: hunting on farmland

Originally Posted by Maca49

Pike rivers interesting as I don't believe they know what happened, there were no mine inspectors doing their job, mangement hell belt on production to keep the dollars rolling and 20 something men who, knowing it was dangerous, kept going down the shaft. My bet would be a contractor cutting corners, same as with any criminal acts everybody suffers?

Or management turning a "blind eye" or........................................

@Tahr, you mentioned you were a pilot. I'll try to explain how the new act is now being administered. Your flying your plane and heading towards a mountain, everything you do is second guessed , someone else thinks you should do it differently, it gets referred to a committee, you know you need to pull up but before you do you have to read all the passengers SSSP's, have a emergency procedure pre-start meeting, fill out a risk management assessment, do a TA with your copilot and engineer then when you can finally take evasive action some one informs you that a passenger has left the dunny seat up and it needs your immediate attention.
Get the picture.

Originally Posted by Steve123

@Tahr, you mentioned you were a pilot. I'll try to explain how the new act is now being administered. Your flying your plane and heading towards a mountain, everything you do is second guessed , someone else thinks you should do it differently, it gets referred to a committee, you know you need to pull up but before you do you have to read all the passengers SSSP's, have a emergency procedure pre-start meeting, fill out a risk management assessment, do a TA with your copilot and engineer then when you can finally take evasive action some one informs you that a passenger has left the dunny seat up and it needs your immediate attention.
Get the picture.

Nice analogy.
It wasn't me who said I was a pilot.

I quite liked the start of this thread.... so just so I understand... at the moment I can go to a persons farm to shoot a couple rabbits as long as the farmer tells me any major hazards... but things maybe changing to make it much harder for me to walk around a farm whether I am trying to shoot something or just walk to the top of the hill because its a nice view?

Originally Posted by GMH72

I quite liked the start of this thread.... so just so I understand... at the moment I can go to a persons farm to shoot a couple rabbits as long as the farmer tells me any major hazards... but things maybe changing to make it much harder for me to walk around a farm whether I am trying to shoot something or just walk to the top of the hill because its a nice view?

Pretty much summed the whole thing up.

Originally Posted by mikee

Pretty much summed the whole thing up.

Cool, thanks for the reply.

I used to have a logsplitter that people 'borrowed' and left a $50 note per half day for R and M. That was until someone chopped their thumb off. When he rung and said he couldn't get it back that night because he was on his way to hospital. I told him as far as I was concerned he owned the machine. I figured that would be cheaper than the fines that could potentially come my way.
I rung up Worksafe and all they could do was quote legislation. I told her I could read as well as she could, but what could it cost me if something happened. She said an investigation would give me the answer. Not good enuf for me, so I sold it.
The thought of a huge fine etc would have crippled me. Bloody shame because it was a good earner, and out most if the time, but if the wrong person got caught I would've been stuffed

The fact that under the new act you have to prove your innocence gets me. Or some guys a idiot/menace so you fire him and the prick calls 0800 shyster on you

No matter how well meaning the legislation is, it's impacting simple recreational activities with controls meant for the workplace.

Walking Access Commission are about to put out a new factsheet for landowners simplifying and clarifying for farmers and recreational users tramping, fishing and hunting through or on their land. I've seen a draft and its good.

Originally Posted by scottrods

Walking Access Commission are about to put out a new factsheet for landowners simplifying and clarifying for farmers and recreational users tramping, fishing and hunting through or on their land. I've seen a draft and its good.

Because there's a lot of Doc controlled hunting blocks you can't access without crossing private property.

I've enjoyed reading this over breakfast....
Some pretty far fetched ideas of what's going on.
We have hunters on the block basically everyday.
Listen to what the cocky says.
Sign the paper job done.
Those of you coming to Tobys shoot will have to sign the same bit of paper job done.


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Fuck me can you send me a copy of said paper in advance? I'll get my lawyer to check it over! It better not include sex! ahh some sanity!

It is great you dont have a problem with it Brads but unfortunately a number of farmers will just go ah fuck it its too hard nobody is allowed on the property job done.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

It is great you dont have a problem with it Brads but unfortunately a number of farmers will just go ah fuck it its too hard nobody is allowed on the property job done.

Farmers have people coming onto there properties constantly.
Shearers, ag workers, possum trappers etc
So we can't put in the the to hard basket.
We had to pay some weird bearded man that where's socks and sandals to draw up a plan thingy
Actually it's more like a book!
Anyhow there's my veiw on it.
Most cockies I no that let hunters on will now get you sign something and off ya go.




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