Inspector Woodington v Thiess Services Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 20

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Woodington v Thiess Services Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 20 PROSECUTOR Inspector Clive Woodington PARTIES : DEFENDANT Thiess Services Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC 4142 of 2002 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under section 16(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - Employee injured when attempting to remove blockage from conveyor system - Employee sustained injuries to lower forearm - Plea of not guilty - Reasonable foreseeability - Relevance of Australian Standards - Offence proven LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Drake Personnel Ltd t/a Drake Industrial v Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ching) (1999) 90 IR 432 Ferguson v Nelmac Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 188 CASES CITED : Genner Constructions Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Guillarte) (2001) 110 IR 57 Ridge Consolidated Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mauger) (2002) 115 IR 78 Riley v Australian Grader Hire (2001) 103 IR 143 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Maine Lighting Pty Ltd (1995) 100 IR 248 HEARING DATES: 07/15/2003; 07/16/2003; 07/17/2003; 02/04/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/19/2004

PROSECUTOR Mr R Reitano of counsel Solicitor: Ms M Simpson Phillip Fox LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT Mr R E Dubler of counsel Solicitor: Mr N Sadhu Crisp Solicitors