NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : Rodney Morrison v Anglo Coal (Dartbrook Management Pty Ltd) [2003] NSWIRComm 397 PROSECUTOR Rodney Morrison PARTIES : DEFENDANT Anglo Coal (Dartbrook Management Pty Ltd) FILE NUMBER: IRC 2262 of 2001 CORAM: Haylen J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - s 16(1) - plea of guilty - mining accident - employees of sub-contractors under direction of mine operator - collapse of roof support system - failure to ensure operating procedure for machine stacking of palletised fibercrib blocks was safe and without risk to health and safety of employees of sub-contractors - fatal injury - introduction of new system without adequate training and supervision of employees of sub-contractors - failure to notify sub-contractor that its employees to be engaged in new system - objective seriousness of offence - culpability of defendant considered in context of culpability of sub-contractor in relation to its employees - sub-contractor previously dealt with in relation to same accident under s 15(1) - objective seriousness of offence accepted by defendant - subjective features considered - early plea of guilty - penalty discounted - fine imposed Rodney Morrison v Dartbrook Coal Pty Ltd and Tecrete Industries Pty Ltd [2002] 116 IR 252 CASES CITED : Rodney Morrison v Tecrete Industries Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 371 Warman International Ltd v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (1998) 80 IR 326
HEARING DATES: 11/03/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/19/2003
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