LAW 534 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cleaning Station, Plaintext, Independent Contractor
8 Sep 2017
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2 things need more evidence and investigation may get expensive: actus reus, mens rea guilty mind, using regulation to convict someone, advantage , disadvantage do not send a clear message to the society. Safety kleen canada 1997 ont ca (p. 6-2) Safety kleen provides service as collecting and recycling oil. The company had an independent contractor that was picking up the oil waste and bringing it to the safety kleen cleaning station. However, the truck had a mechanical problem and couldn"t make it to the cleaning station in trenton, ontario. The truck driver decided to go to the garage of the senior officer and transferred the waste here without the authorization of the ministry of the environment, which was mandatory. Actus reus: strict liability actus reus and the employer did not exercise reasonable care, authors recommend have training programs for employees and as soon as an employee make an error, discipline employees immediately.
