NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Dubois) v Transfield Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 204 Prosecutor PARTIES : WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Dubois) Defendant Transfield Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC6985 of 1999 CORAM: Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Prosecution under s15(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - plea of guilty - application of S51A of the Act - the special circumstance of the case invite the application of a maximum discount on penalty in an assessment of the utilitarian value of a plea as enunciated in the Court of Criminal Appeal decision in R v Thomson,R v Houlton and associated guidelines LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of Nsw (Insp James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 CASES CITED : Department of Mineral Resources of New South Wales (Chief Insp McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Ltd (unreported, 98/142, 16 August 1999) R v Thomson, R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Sheppard) v The State Rail Authority of NSW [2000] NSWIRComm179 HEARING DATES: 06/06/2000; 08/30/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/08/2000
Prosecutor: Mrs W.G. Thompson of counsel Solicitor: Mr Greg McCann WorkCover Authority of NSW LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Defendant: Mr B.D. Hodgkinson of counsel Solicitor: Mr Gerard Phillips Carroll & O'Dea
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