WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Lane) v Australian Winch & Haulage Co Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 214

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Lane) v Australian Winch & Haulage Co Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 214 PROSECUTOR: WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Darren Lane)

PARTIES : FIRST DEFENDANT: Australian Winch & Haulage Co Pty Limited

SECOND DEFENDANT: Adam Jamie Hemsworth FILE NUMBER: IRC4087, 4088, 4089, 4090, 4091 & 4092 of 1999 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Hungerford J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecutions brought against a corporation and individual director - Application by prosecutor to have matters heard separately - Application based on admissibility of evidence - Statement given by individual director not admissible on basis of privilege against self-incrimination - Reference of questions to Full Bench pursuant to s5AE of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 and s196 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 - Questions as to admissibility of statement against corporation considered Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s5AE Industrial Relations Act 1996 s196 LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Evidence Act 1995 s187 WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996 Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) Controlled Consultants Proprietary Limited v Commissioner for Corporate Affairs (1984) 156 CLR 385 Environment Protection Authority v Caltex Refining Co Pty Limited (1993) 178 CLR 477 Farrell and Cotton (1990) 48 A Crim R 311 Hookham v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 450 Inspector Mackintosh v Phillips (unreported, Case No 91/491, 5 May 1992) Madeleine Mackintosh v Colin Stanley Phillips (unreported, Miller CIM, 5 May 1992, No. 91/49 Pallante v Stadiums Pty Ltd (No 2) [1976] VR 363 CASES CITED : R v Darby (1982) 148 CLR 668 R v Dellapatrona and Duffield (1993) 31 NSWLR 123 R v Fernando [1999] NSWCCA 66 Rech v F M Hire Pty Limited (1998) 83 IR 293 Romer v HJ & J Wilson Carriers Pty Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court, 9 August 1996) WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Seccombe (1998) 43 NSWLR 390 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Lane) v Australian Winch & Haulage Co Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 2 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Mackenzie) v Filrose Pty Ltd t/as Black Stump Restaurant and Char Grill (unreported, Marks J, IRC 6139-6143 of 1997, 31 August 1999) HEARING DATES: 04/06/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/15/2000