WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 263

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 263 PROSECUTOR WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Martin Carmody) PARTIES : DEFENDANT Consolidated Constructions Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 2637 of 1999 CORAM: Hungerford J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Plea of guilty - Assessment of appropriate penalty - Principles to follow in the sentencing process - Nature and quality of offence - Subjective factors - Responsibility of other persons for what occurred - Parity in sentencing - Deterrence - Contrition - One prior conviction of similar nature - Conviction entered - Fine imposed, with moiety to prosecutor - Defendant to pay prosecutor's costs. LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 16(1) Bultitude v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (unreported, CIM, 98/1833, 2 February 2000) Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (2000) 99 IR 29 Fletcher Construction Australia Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Fisher) (1999) 91 IR 66 Haynes v C I & D Manufacturing Pty Ltd (No 2) (1994) 60 IR 149 Kirkby v A & M I Hanson Pty Ltd (1994) 55 IR 40 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 CASES CITED : Lowe v R (1984) 154 CLR 606 Manpac Industries Pty Ltd (formerly t/as Pacific Concrete & Quarries Pty Ltd) v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) [2001] NSWIRComm 190 Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) v Byrne Civil Engineering Constructions Pty Ltd (No 1) (2001) 103 IR 80 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) v Byrne Civil Engineering Constructions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2001] NSWIRComm 264 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 700, (2000) 100 IR 64 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Ltd (1995) 100 IR 248 HEARING DATES: 05/10/2001; 06/13/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/26/2001