Asian woman Bonas was killed in an accident while flying in a hot-air balloon. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation Photo)
Six years ago, an Asian-American woman in Sydney was killed in a hot-air balloon flight in the Northern Territory, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. The Federal Supreme Court has ruled that Outback Ballooning., a hot-air balloon operator involved in law, prosecute in the Northern Territory, can be relied upon.
In 2013, a 35-year-old Asian woman, Bonas (Stephanie Bernoth), boarded a hot-air balloon near (Alice Springs), Alice Springs. During the flight, her scarf was inhaled into a blower, causing her to be seriously injured. About a week after the accident, she died at Alice Springs Hospital in (Alice Springs Hospital).
The court earlier ruled that the territorial Government should not prosecute the involvement of the company in the case of the death of Mr. Bonas, as the charges were not within the jurisdiction of the local law, but to the federal security law.
However, the Supreme Court today approved the appeal of the Northern Territory`s work Safety and Health Authority (NT Work Health Authority), allowing it to prosecute companies suspected of failing to comply with their duty of care.
The Supreme Court`s ruling marks a new development in the long and complex law dispute.
It is reported that a few days before the incident, Livingston (Jason Livingston) just bought Outback Ballooning company. The company had earlier faced litigation by the Northern Territory District Court and the New State High Court until last year the case was finally transferred to the Federal High Court.
As early as 2014, the work Safety and Health Administration of the Northern Territory failed to comply with its obligations under the work Safety Act (Work Health Safety Act) to the Court of accusation Outback Ballooning.
The company allegedly did not adequately alert passengers to loose clothing, scarves, long hair (which could lead to accidents) and did not remove hidden dangers when Bonas boarded hot-air balloons.
Outback Ballooning is also alleged to have not isolated hot-air balloons` blowers by setting up barriers or "restricted zones".
A 2015 (Australian Transport Safety Bureau) investigation into the death of Bonas by the Australian Transport Safety Authority found that the net and steel shield around the blower blade had no effect.
