Inspector Victor Larobina v Fastform NS Pty Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 343

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Victor Larobina v Fastform NS Pty Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 343 Prosecution: PARTIES : Inspector Victor Larobina Defendant: Fastform NS Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC7320 of 2001 CORAM: Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Prosecution under s15(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - plea - systems of work and daily inspections in place - failure in two safety inspections to recognise a risk to safety in unsupported area of scaffold - corporation unable to produce records of implementation of safety procedures allegedly in place - failure to co-ordinate tasks - corporate identity ceases trading - penalty LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Haynes v James Glass & Aluminium Pty Limited (unreported CT772-775 of 1991, 20 May 1994) Inspector Louise May v McDonalds Australia Limited [2002] NSWIR Comm 179 Ferguson v Nelmac (1999) 92 IR 188 CASES CITED : Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Melbourne v The Queen 198 CLR 1 Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (1999-2000) 99 IR 29 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Ltd(1996) 82 IR 384 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (1999-2000) 49 NSWLR 383, (2000) 115 A Crim R 104, R v Sharma [2002] NSW CCA 142 HEARING DATES: 08/27/2002; 11/22/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/20/2002