Rodney Morrison v United Collieries Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 36

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Rodney Morrison v United Collieries Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 36 PROSECUTOR: Rodney Morrison PARTIES : DEFENDANT: United Collieries Pty Ltd (ACN 001 990 209) FILE NUMBER: IRC 4706 and 4707 of 2001 CORAM: Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety Act - prosecutions under s15(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - mining industry - injury caused by rib spall - withdrawal of admission not granted - whether summonses were deficient and should be dismissed - whether prosecution established a case to answer in respect of each charge - no case to answer submission rejected - orders sought declined Coal Mines Regulation Act 1982 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill [1993] 32 NSWLR 501 Coopers Brewery Ltd v Panfida Foods Limited (1992) 26 NSWLR 738 Cullen v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1989) 31 IR 207 De Romanis v Sibraa [1977] 2 NSWLR 264 Eastman v The Queen (1997) 76 FCR 9 CASES CITED : Rodney Morrison v Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 327 Stanton v Abernathy (1990) 19 NSWLR 656 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Dawson (1990) 37 IR 110 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Police Service of New South Wales (No 2) (2001) 104 IR 268 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Limited (1995) 100 IR 248 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mauger) v SWR Constructors Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 115 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Rech) v Walter Construction Group Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 221 HEARING DATES: 05/21/2002; 05/22/2002; 05/23/2002; 05/24/2002; 05/27/2002; 05/28/2002; 05/29/2002; 05/30/2002; 12/10/2002; 12/11/2002; 12/12/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/26/2003