NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Keenan) v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd and Lindores Crane & Rigging (Aust) Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 31 PROSECUTOR WorkCover Authority of New South Wales
PARTIES : DEFENDANT Leighton Contractors Pty Limited
DEFENDANT Lindores Crane and Rigging (Aust) Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248 of 2000 CORAM: Peterson J CATCHWORDS : Occupational health and safety - ss 15 and 16 - prosecutions of builder and crane provider after collapse of tower crane - inherent defects in design of crane - overloading at time of collapse - incident endangering workers on previous day - crane controls inadequate to inform of weight load at all times - questions of supervision, training, erection and commissioning of crane - extension of boom of crane - certain charges found proven, others not proven - issue of penalty to be further dealt with. LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Maltby) & Anor v Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd & Luis Bustamante [2003] NSWIRComm 35 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Smith) v Dubavo Pty Ltd, unreported, CT93/1247-1249, 24 July 1995, Peterson J CASES CITED : Drake Personnel Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (1999) 90 IR 432 Kennedy-Taylor (NSW) Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (2000) 102 IR 57 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Mulder) v Yass Shire Council [2000] NSWIRComm 57 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Mulder) v Arbor Products International (Australia) Pty Ltd (2001) 105 IR 81 HEARING DATES: 11/03/2003; 11/04/2003; 11/05/2003; 11/06/2003; 11/07/2003; 11/10/2003; 11/11/2003; 11/12/2003; 11/13/2003; 11/14/2003; 11/18/2003; 11/19/2003; 11/20/2003; 11/21/2003; 11/24/2003; 11/25/2003; 11/27/2003; 11/28/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/27/2004
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