change legislation protecting water industry CEO's from criminal prosecution

Background

The Water company CEO's and operational directors are not subject personally to prosecutorial criminal proceedings for any acts of pollution caused by their company negligence. To increase environment protection and clean up rivers, they must be held liable at all times instead of the company name.

Additional details

Parliament must ensure a greater compliance for pollution prevention across the water industry that has been legislatively omitted since 1989 at the enactment of water privatisation. Water company directors have enjoyed immunity from personal prosecution in the criminal courts. Convictions for an Industry related crime would bring disqualification for any director and such a decision would bring a severe deterrence across all water companies and force compliance at all levels of management