Inspector Yeung v Thiess Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 325

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Yeung v Thiess Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 325 PROSECUTOR Inspector Thomas Yeung PARTIES : DEFENDANT Thiess Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC 2887 of 2002 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational health and safety - Prosecution under section 16(1) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 1983 - Construction industry - Apprentice - Fall resulting in serious leg injury - Plea of not guilty - Defence under section 53 of Occupational Health & Safety Act - Offence proven LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction) Act 1967 Bultitude v Grice Constructions Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 20 Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales [2000] NSWIRComm 71 Carrington Slipways Pty Limited v Callaghan (1985) 11 IR 467 Drake Personnel Ltd, t/as Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 432 Ferguson v Nelmac Pty Limited (1999) 92 IR 188 Haynes v C I & D Manufacturing Pty Ltd (1994) 60 IR 149 Inspector Anthony John Davies and Prospect Electricity (unreported, matter No CT 747 of 1991, Fisher CJ, 9 November 1992) Inspector Moore v Blacktown City Council [2003] NSWIRComm 47 Inspector Neil Buggy v Weathertex Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 273 Inspector Schultz v Leonard J Williams (Timber) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 286 Inspector Stewart v Siemans Pty Ltd (formerly Mannesman Dematic Colby Pty Ltd) No 2 [2003] NSWIRComm 45 Kennedy-Taylor (NSW) Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Charles) (2000) 102 IR 57 CASES CITED : Kirkby v A & M I Hanson Pty Ltd (1994) 55 IR 40 Legge v Coffey Engineering Pty Ltd (No 2) [2001] NSWIRComm 319 Mainbrace Constructions Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Charles) (2000) 102 IR 84 Ridge Consolidated Pty Ltd v Mauger [2002] NSWIRComm 108 Riley v Australian Grader Hire (2000) 103 IR 143 Shannon v Comalco Aluminium Ltd (1986) 19 IR 358 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Dawson (1990) 37 IR 110 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) v Kellogg (Australia) Pty Limited (No 1) (1999) 101 IR 253 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Byer) v Cleary Bros (Bombo) Pty Limited (2001) 110 IR 182 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Egan) v Atco Controls Pty Limited (1998) 82 IR 80 Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v David Carl Schrader (2002) 112 IR 284 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector McMartin) v Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (1999) 96 IR 32 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Patton) v Fletcher Constructions Australia Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 316 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Ltd (1995) 100 IR 248 HEARING DATES: 08/04/2003; 08/05/2003; 08/06/2003; 08/07/2003; 08/12/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/10/2003