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RECOMMENDATION 52 Offences for a breach of a duty of care should continue to be absolute liability offences, and clearly expressed as such, subject to the qualifier of reasonable practicability, due diligence or reasonable care, as recommended earlier.

Chapter 11: Types of offences

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   In this chapter, we deal with:
   

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   whether breaches of duties of care should be summary or indictable offences;
   
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   how offences should be differentiated by category; and
   
3. 
   whether there should be specific offences relating to work-related deaths and serious injuries that are caused by duty-holders.
   

Whether offences are summary or indictable