Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Comcare v Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 90 Citation: Comcare v Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 90
Parties: COMCARE v TRANSPACIFIC INDUSTRIES PTY LTD
File number: WAD 412 of 2010
Judge: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 14 February 2012
Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – breach of s 16 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (Cth) – quantity of pecuniary penalty – liability admitted – particular circumstances – fatality – seriousness of breach – deterrence – mitigating factors
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991 (Cth) cl 2(1)(a) of Pt 1 of Sch 2, cl 4 of Pt 1 of Sch 2, s 4(2), s 5, s 16(1), s 77, cl 5(1) of Pt 1 of Sch 2, s 82(1) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) s 68, Pt VIII Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Regulations 1994 (Cth) Reg 13.03
Cases cited: Comcare v Commonwealth of Australia [2007] FCA 662; (2007) 163 FCR 207 Comcare v Commonwealth of Australia [2009] FCA 700; (2009) 184 IR 441 Comcare v John Holland Rail Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 771; (2009) 188 IR 415 Comcare v John Holland Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCA 1515; (2009) 191 IR 223 Comcare v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 004 718 647) [2010] FCA 793; (2010) 198 IR 160 Comcare v National Gallery of Australia [2007] FCA 1548; (2007) 98 ALD 67 Comcare v Post Logistics Australasia Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1987; (2008) 178 IR 200 Comcare v Post Logistics Australasia Pty Limited [2011] FCA 1422 Comcare v The Commonwealth of Australia [2010] FCA 1331; (2010) 201 IR 93 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 700
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