Inspector Jones v Buddy Charbel Challita; Inspector Jones v Mr Pump Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 385

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Inspector Jones v Buddy Charbel Challita; Inspector Jones v Mr Pump Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 385

PROSECUTOR WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Jones)

DEFENDANT (IRC4/7537) PARTIES: Buddy Charbel Challita

DEFENDANT (IRC4/7538) Mr Pump Pty Ltd

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 7537 and IRC 7538 of 2004

CORAM: Staff J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health & Safety - Prosecutions under s 20(1) and s 8(1) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 - Construction industry - Operation of concrete placing boom - Overhead electricity cables - Fatality - Failure to take reasonable care for health and safety of people as employees - Acts or omissions at work - Failure to maintain safe system of work - Failure to conduct any proper risk assessment - Plea of guilty - Offences proven - Penalties imposed

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Fines Act 1996 Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000

Alcatel Australia Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Clyant) (1996) 70 IR 99 Capral Aluminium v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Ferguson v Nelmac Pty Limited (1999) 92 IR 188 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Limited (1996) 82 IR 384 Fletcher Construction Australia Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Fisher) (1999) 91 IR 66 Inspector Glass v Foamex Polystyrene Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 100 Inspector Neil Buggy v Weathertex Pty Limited (2003) 127 IR 60 Inspector O'Neil v Amway of Australia [2005] NSWIRComm 295 Inspector Sharpin v A Team Concrete (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWIRComm 182 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Llandilo Staircases Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Parsons) (2001) 104 IR 204 Manpac Industries Pty Ltd (formerly t/a Pacific Concrete & Quarries Pty Ltd) v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) (2001) 106 IR 435 Markarian v R (2005) 215 ALR 213 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd & Anor (No 3) [2005] NSWIRComm 61 CASES CITED: Page v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 R v Moon (2000) 117 A Crim R 497 R v Sharma (2002) 54 NSWLR 300 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Warman International Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (1998) 80 IR 326 Wong v Melinda Group Pty Ltd (1998) 82 IR 118 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Carmody) v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (2001) 109 IR 316 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Downie) v Menzies Property Services Pty Ltd (2004) 136 IR 449 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Egan) v Atco Controls Pty Ltd (1998) 82 IR 80 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v Schrader (2002) 112 IR 284 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Kelsey) v University of Sydney (unreported, Matter No CT 1280 of 1995, 2 April 1997) WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Penfold) v Fernz Construction Materials Ltd (No 2) (2000) 100 IR 23 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Petar Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited and Another (2000) 95 IR 383 Yeung v Thiess Pty Ltd (No 2) [2004] NSWIRComm 96