Riley v Australian Grader Hire Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 31

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Riley v Australian Grader Hire Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 31 APPELLANT: Inspector Peter Riley PARTIES : RESPONDENT: Australian Grader Hire Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC 4192 of 2000 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Occupational health and safety - Appeal - Appeal from Industrial Magistrate granting benefit of s 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - Failure to hear parties as to application of s 10 - Adequacy of reasons - Plea of guilty - Objective features of offence - Double jeopardy - Appeal upheld - Penalty imposed. Crimes Act 1900 s 556A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10 LEGISLATION CITED : Justices Act 1902 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 15(1) Suitors' Fund Act 1951 Blue Mountains Disability Services Ltd v Stinson (1999) 92 IR 246. Connelly v Department of Local Government (1985) 11 IR 362 Corinthian Industries (Sydney) Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Wilson) (2000) 99 IR 159 Drake Personnel Ltd t/as Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 432 Knowles v Anglican Church Property Trust (No. 2) (1999) 95 IR 380 CASES CITED : Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 McCarthy v Sell & Parker Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 273. Sykes v Alan East Pty Limited (formerly National Meat Supplies Pty Ltd) [2000] NSWIRComm 1130 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) v Kellogg (Australia) Pty Limited (Unreported, Walton J, Vice President, 19 October 1999) WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (2000) 100 IR 64 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Limited (1995) 100 IR 248 HEARING DATES: 02/20/2001 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 02/20/2001