HD Projects Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2022] NSWCCA 212

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: HD Projects Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2022] NSWCCA 212 Hearing dates: 3 August 2022 Date of orders: 30 September 2022 Decision date: 30 September 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Hamill J at [70] Cavanagh J at [71] Decision: Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — work health and safety — appeal against conviction for breaching duty owed by persons conducting a business or undertaking under s 19(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) — appeal pursuant to s 5AA of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) — consideration of extent to which challenges to findings of fact permitted CRIME — work health and safety — whether conduct of labour hire worker occurred as part of host's business or undertaking for the purposes of s 19(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act — alleged error in finding that worker an employee or agent of hirer for the purposes of s 244 not material — conviction well supported by factual findings without the need to rely on s 244 Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5AA District Court Rules 1973 (NSW), r 53.26(3) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), ss 7, 19, 32, 244 Cases Cited: Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172; [2000] HCA 40 Builders Licensing Board v Sperway Constructions (Syd) Pty Ltd (1976) 135 CLR 616; [1976] HCA 62 Bulga Underground Operations Pty Ltd v Nash (2016) 93 NSWLR 338; [2016] NSWCCA 37 Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1; (2022) 96 ALJR 89 Conway v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 203; [2002] HCA 2 Edwards v the Queen [2021] HCA 28; (2021) 95 ALJR 808 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Histollo Pty Ltd v Director-General of National Parks & Wildlife Service (1998) 45 NSWLR 661; (1998) 103 LGERA 355 Grasso Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW; Grasso v SafeWork NSW [2021] NSWCCA 288 Hofer v The Queen [2021] HCA 36; (2021) 95 ALJR 937 Lacey v Attorney-General (Qld) (2011) 242 CLR 573; [2011] HCA 10 Landmark Roofing Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW [2021] NSWCCA 95 Mersey Docks and Harbour Board v Coggins & Griffiths (Liverpool) Limited [1947] AC 1 New South Wales v Lepore (2012) 212 CLR 511; [2003] HCA 4 Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC (2016) 258 CLR 134; [2016] HCA 37 R v Radic [2001] NSWCCA 174; (2001) 122 A Crim R 70 Stokes v The Queen (1960) 105 CLR 279; [1960] HCA 95 Sweeney v Boylan Nominees Pty Ltd (2006) 226 CLR 161; [2006] HCA 19 TNT Australia Pty Ltd v Christie (2003) 65 NSWLR 1; [2003] NSWCA 47 Walplan Pty Ltd v Wallace (1985) 8 FCR 27; [1985] FCA 619 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531; [1979] HCA 9 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Moore) v E & T Bricklaying Pty Ltd [2015] NSWDC 369 ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2; (2022) 96 ALJR 144 Texts Cited: Sappideen, O'Grady and Riley, Macken's Law of Employment (9th ed, 2022, Law Book Co of Australasia) Category: Principal judgment Parties: HD Projects Pty Ltd (Appellant) SafeWork NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Reitano / M Baroni (Appellant) I Taylor SC / M Moir (Respondent)