Section 156 — Crimes Act 1961: Duty of persons in charge of dangerous things

156 Duty of persons in charge of dangerous things Every one who has in his charge or under his control anything whatever, whether animate or inanimate, or who erects, makes, operates, or maintains anything whatever, which, in the absence of precaution or care, may endanger human life is under a legal duty to take reasonable precautions against and to use reasonable care to avoid such danger, and is criminally responsible for the consequences of omitting without lawful excuse to discharge that duty. Compare: 1908 No 32 s 171