In Australia, Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure has pleaded guilty to the three charges laid regarding the Thunder River Rapids Ride malfunction that killed four people. The charges each attract a maximum penalty of A$1.5 million (NZ$1.6 million), meaning Ardent Leisure is facing potential total fines of A$4.5 million (NZ$4.84 million). READ MORE:* Theme park operator Ardent Leisure charged over 2016 Dreamworld deaths* Dreamworld tragedy: Inquest finds fatal ride was a 'significant risk'* Dreamworld marks one year since accident left four deadThe ride fault killed Sydney mother Cindy Low, Canberra mother Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi on October 25, 2016. Glenn Hunt/The Age Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk places flowers at the makeshift memorial outside Dreamworld in 2016. The report said it was "very fortunate" nobody else was killed on the ride before the 2016 tragedy.

Source: Stuff July 29, 2020 02:34 UTC