Inspector Dell v TAFE Commission [2005] NSWIRComm 104

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Inspector Dell v TAFE Commission [2005] NSWIRComm 104

PROSECUTOR Inspector Brian Dell PARTIES: RESPONDENT TAFE Commission

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 610 and 819 of 2003

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under section 15 and 16 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - Student seriously injured after explosion - Slow gas leak due to corrosion of valves at TAFE College - Guilty plea - Sentencing - Convictions recorded - Fines imposed

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001

Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Maltby) (2004) 135 IR 317 Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (2000) 99 IR 29 Crown in Right of the State of NSW (Dept of Education and Training) v Keenan (2001) 105 IR 181 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 82 IR 384 Inspector Gregory Maddaford v Graham Gerard Coleman & Anor [2004] NSWIRComm 317 Inspector Ian Lancaster v Burnshaw Constructions Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 319 CASES CITED: Kennedy-Taylor (NSW) Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Charles) (2000) 102 IR 57 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd & Anor (No. 3) [2005] NSWIRComm 61 Rodney Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364 Veen v The Queen (No2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Stewart) v The Crown in Right of the State of NSW (Department of Education and Training, Department of Juvenile Justice and TAFE) (2002) 118 IR 207 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mansell) v Robert Josef [2004] NSWIRComm 323 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Chadwick) v BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd (2000) 98 IR 122