NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION: Inspector Clampett v Eveready Plumbing & Maintenance Pty Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 138
PROSECUTOR Inspector Clampett PARTIES: DEFENDANT Eveready Plumbing & Maintenance Pty Limited
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 4774 of 2004
CORAM: Staff J
CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health & Safety - Prosecution under s 8(2) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 (NSW) - Accident involving apprentice while carrying out plumbing work in excavation - Gas explosion - Deficiency in risk assessment undertaken - Impressive safety system militates seriousness of offence - Documented system not sufficiently comprehensive - Increased responsibility in presence of young and inexperienced worker - Good industrial citizenship - Long period of operation - Immediate refinement of existing safety policy - Decision to no longer perform certain types of high risk work - Plea of guilty - Penalty - Foreseeability - Simple and straightforward steps available to prevent risk to safety - General and specific deterrence - Contrition - No prior convictions - Assistance to prosecutor - Discount for plea of guilty - Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 (NSW), s 8(2)
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000
Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Corinthian Industries (Sydney) Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Wilson) (2000) 99 IR 159 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Limited (1996) 82 IR 384 Fletcher Construction Australia Limited 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) (1998) 90 IR 464 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd & Anor (No 3) [2005] NSWIRComm 61 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Sydney County Council v Coulson (1987) 21 IR 477 CASES CITED: Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Warman International Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (1998) 80 IR 326 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Ltd (2000) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Tyler) v Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd (2000) 99 IR 196 WorkCover Authority (NSW) v Wonar Pty Ltd (unreported, Industrial Court, NSW, No 1214 of 1990, Fisher CJ, Glynn and Cullen JJ, 30 June 1992 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Barbosa) v Newstart 150 Pty Ltd (t/a Style Wise Interiors) (2002) 113 IR 78 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) v Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd (2000) 101 IR 261 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Olive) v Transfield Pty Limited [2001] NSWIRComm 295 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Page) v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Limited and Anor (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Penfold) v Fernz Construction Materials Ltd [No 2] (2000) 100 IR 23
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