Daniel Fogarty
November 18, 2011FORMER Fremantle AFL coach Mark Harvey says anyone who would suggest he ignored a safety order about his backyard pool, in which a little girl drowned, obviously doesn't know him or his family.
Three-year-old Lauren Harris drowned in the pool at a Melbourne home her parents rented from the Harvey family in September 2008.
Mr Harvey offered his condolences to the Harris family as he gave evidence at an inquest into her death on Thursday.
Mr Harvey said he never received a safety order detailing necessary rectifications.
It has been alleged Mr Harvey was sent a letter with an attached safety order and was also messaged and telephoned after an inspection of the pool area in 2004.
Lawyer Rena Sofroniou, appearing for a senior building inspector, suggested to Mr Harvey that it was unlikely that all methods of communication to him about the order failed.
Earlier, Mr Harvey was asked by a lawyer for the Harris family, Richard Stanley, if he believed while he lived at the home that the barbecue area posed a risk to safety.
Mr Harvey replied: ''Not at the time.''
The inquest continues.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/harvey-denies-ignoring-pool-safety-warning-20111117-1nl2u.html#ixzz1dyY8n1Ok
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