Inspector Frank Glass v BNG Battery Technologies Pty Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 346

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Frank Glass v BNG Battery Technologies Pty Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 346 Prosecution: PARTIES : Inspector Frank Glass Defendant: BNG Battery Technologies Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC7460 of 2001 CORAM: Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Prosecution under s15(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - unguarded moving part of machine - prior identification as to risk to safety - failure after two notifications from risk assessment to address and redress risk - industrial practice of prioritising identified risks to safety a matter of industrial concern - expenditure to right the wrong de minimus - penalty imposed

LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority (1999) 90 IR 464 Fletcher Constructions Australia v WorkCover Authority (1999) 91 IR 66 Batty v Graincorp Operations Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 49 Inspector Louise May v McDonalds Australia Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 179 CASES CITED : Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Ferguson v Nelmac (1999) 92 IR 188 Capral Aluminium Pty Limited v WorkCover of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (1999-2000) 99 IR 29 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (1999-2000) 49 NSWLR 383, and (2000) 115 A Crim R 104 Rv Sharma [2000] NSW CCA 142 HEARING DATES: 11/25/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/20/2002