WORKCOVER AUTHORITY OF NSW (INSP MALTBY) v ABIGROUP CONTRACTORS PTY LIMITED, WORKCOVER AUTHORITY OF NSW (INSP MANSELL) v LUIS BUSTAMANTE [2002] NSWIRComm 187

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : WORKCOVER AUTHORITY OF NSW (INSP MALTBY) v ABIGROUP CONTRACTORS PTY LIMITED, WORKCOVER AUTHORITY OF NSW (INSP MANSELL) v LUIS BUSTAMANTE [2002] NSWIRComm 187 PROSECUTION: WORKCOVER AUTHORITY OF NSW (INSP MALTBY) WORKCOVER AUTHORITY OF NSW (INSP MANSELL) PARTIES : DEFENDANTS: ABIGROUP CONTRACTORS PTY LIMITED LUIS BUSTAMANTE

FILE NUMBER: IRC5432,5433,5434,5436,5438,5502,5503 of 1999 CORAM: Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Defendants' application no evidence before court as to time limitation requirement re s49(4) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - Application of Prosecution to call further evidence - presumption of regularity found until objection taken - leave granted to call evidence LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Industrial Relations Act 1996 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Keenan) v Lucon (Australia) Pty Limited (2002) 112 IR 332 Price v Humphries [1958] 2 QB 353 EPA v Bathurst City Council (1995) 89 LGERA 79 CASES CITED : Thompson v The Queen (1988) 169 CLR 1 Berwin v Dononhoe (1915) 21 CLR 1 Rodney Morrison and Dartbrook Coal Pty Limited v Tecrete Industries Pty Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 27 Dever v Creevey, ex parte Creevey (1992) 1 Qd R 232 HEARING DATES: 07/12/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/06/2002

PROSECUTION: The Hon J.W. Shaw QC with Mr P.M. Skinner of counsel SOLICITORS: Ms S. J. Tankard Moray & Agnew LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT: Mr B.D. Hodgkinson SC SOLICITORS: Mr L. T. Connolly Clayton Utz