Inspector Yeung v Donald Wilson trading as Wilson's Tree Service [2004] NSWIRComm 346

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Yeung v Donald Wilson trading as Wilson's Tree Service [2004] NSWIRComm 346 PROSECUTOR Inspector Thomas Yeung PARTIES : DEFENDANT Donald Edwin Wilson trading as Wilson's Tree Service or Wilson's Garden Management FILE NUMBER: IRC 1043 of 2004 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under section 8(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Construction Industry - Removal of trees from construction site - Fatality - No causal connection between defendant's failure and death of contractor - Plea of guilty - Inadequate supervision and instruction - Offence proven - Penalty imposed Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Fines Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Insp Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 99 IR 29 Department of Mineral Resources (Chief Inspector McKensey) v Berrima Coal Pty Ltd & Anor (2001) 105 IR 348 Fernandes Constructions Pty Ltd v Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Steven Jones) (2002) 124 IR 148 CASES CITED : Inspector Christopher Downie v Menzies Property Services Pty Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 259 Ridge Consolidated Pty Ltd v Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Maugher) (2002) 115 IR 78 Rodney Morrison v Powercoal Pty Limited (2003) 130 IR 364 Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v David Carl Shrader (2002) 112 IR 284 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Victor Page) v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Limited (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 HEARING DATES: 10/13/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/15/2004