NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : WorkCover v Ridge Consolidated Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 11 PROSECUTOR WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Vierow) PARTIES : DEFENDANT Ridge Consolidated Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER: 3877 of 1999 CORAM: Peterson J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health & Safety - health, safety and welfare at work - section 15 - not guilty plea - reversing tip truck - buddy system - adequate induction process - charge made out to extent of failure to provide a person to direct and guide drivers - section 53 defence - circumstances not reasonably foreseeable - impracticable to make provision for - defendant not guilty - charge dismissed - costs awarded to defendant LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Carrington Slipways Pty Ltd v Callaghan (1985) 11 IR 467 per Watson J Cullen v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1989) 31 IR 207 per Fisher CJ State Rail Authority (NSW) v Dawson (1990) 37 IR 110 CASES CITED : Drake Personnel v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (1999) 90 IR 432 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Guillarte) v Genner Constructions Pty Ltd (Unreported, Kavanagh J, 6 June 2000) Genner Constructions Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Guillarte) (2001) NSWIRComm 267 WorkCover Authority (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) v Maitland City Council (1998) 83 IR362 per Hill J HEARING DATES: 11/05/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/08/2002
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