Inspector Frank Glass v B T Engineering Pty Ltd as Trustee of the Bruce Thomas Family Trust [2004] NSWIRComm 245

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Frank Glass v B T Engineering Pty Ltd as Trustee of the Bruce Thomas Family Trust [2004] NSWIRComm 245 PROSECUTOR Inspector Frank Glass PARTIES : RESPONDENT BT Engineering Pty Ltd as Trustee of the Bruce Thomas Family Trust FILE NUMBER: 3707 of 2003 CORAM: Staff J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under s 15(1) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act - Manufacturing industry - Employee sustained fatal injuries whilst carrying out task not familiar with or suitably trained - No supervision - Foreseeability - General deterrence - Consideration of defendant's financial resources - Discounts - Plea of guilty - Contrition - No prior conviction - Penalty imposed Occupational Health & Safety Act 1983 LEGISLATION CITED : Fines Act 1996 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Evidence Act 1995 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (2000) 99 IR 29 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 82 IR 384 Fletcher Constructions Australia Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Fisher) (1999) 91 IR 66 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Manpac Industries Pty Ltd (formerly t/a Pacific Concrete & Quarries Pty Ltd) v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) (2001) 106 IR 435 CASES CITED : R v Thomson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 WorkCover Authority (New South Wales) (Inspector Hopkins) v Michael Wherritt t/as M J Wherritt Concrete Pumping Service [2002] NSWIRComm 16 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v Schrader (2002) 112 IR 284 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v Morrison (No 2) (2002) 112 IR 312 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Kelsey) v The University of Sydney [1997] NSWIRComm 44 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Patton) v P & M Denton Building Constructions Pty Ltd and Provincial Homes Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 171 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Petar Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Pty Ltd & Anor (1999) 95 IR 383 HEARING DATES: 07/26/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/20/2004