Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mansell) v Hayman Industries Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 154

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mansell) v Hayman Industries Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 154 PROSECUTOR: Inspector Mansell PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Hayman Industries Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC 3375 of 2002 CORAM: Staunton J CATCHWORDS : Occupational health and safety - plea of guilty - failure to adequately maintain press - dispute taken by defendant over causal factor identified in agreed facts - conflicting evidence of like probability not established - objective seriousness of offence - general and specific deterrance - financial circumstances of the defendant - erosion of utilitarian value of early plea- prior conviction of similar type but differing factual background - penalty imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Nesmat Pty Ltd v Workcover Authority of New South Wales [1998] 87 IR 312 Camilleri's Stockfeeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [1993] 32 NSWLR 683 CASES CITED : Lawrenson Diecasting v Workcover 90 IR 464 Capral Aluminium Ltd v Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo Ramsay) [2000] 49 NSWLR 610 Benbow v Converquip Pty Ltd [2001] 106 IR 258 HEARING DATES: 02/28/2002; 04/03/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/19/2003

PROSECUTOR: Mr Docking of counsel SOLICITORS: Phillips Fox (Gordon Henderson) LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT: Mr Mario Quintiliani of counsel SOLICITORS: Kells the Lawyers