Insp Mayo-Ramsay v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 217

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Insp Mayo-Ramsay v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 217 PROSECUTOR Inspector Mayo-Ramsay PARTIES : DEFENDANT Rail Infrastructure Corporation (formerly known as Rail Services Australia) FILE NUMBER: IRC 4151 & 4152 of 2000 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational health and safety - Section 15 (1) and section 16 (1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - Plea of guilty - Earthworks necessary to restore line to proper working order - Access to worksite through railway cutting on railway line - Employees hit by train - Fatalities - Failure to maintain or provide safe access to or egress from worksite - Offences proven - Penalties imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Benbow v Converquip Pty Ltd (2001) 106 IR 258 [2001] NSWIRComm 85 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 187 ALR 65, [2002] HCA 6 Crown In Right Of The State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) v Keenan (2001) 105 IR 181 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 8 Inspector Barnard v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 107, 20 May 2002 revised - 24/05/2002 Independent Cargo & Wool Services Pty Ltd v Mingare (unreported, Fisher CJ, Glynn and Peterson JJ, CT 92/1041, 10 March 1994) Inspector Hannah v Wonar Pty Ltd (unreported, Fisher CJ, Glynn and Cullen JJ, Matter No 1214 of 1990, 30 June 1992) Inspector Vierow v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 111 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Manpac Industries Pty Ltd (Formerly t/as Pacific Concrete & Quarries Pty Ltd) v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) (2001) 106 IR 435 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v H (1983) 3 A Crim R 53 CASES CITED : R v Sharma [2002] NSW CCA 142 R v Thompson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Warman International Ltd v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Ankucic) (1998) 80 IR 326 Wong v Melinda Group Pty Ltd (1998) 82 IR 118 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector McMartin) v Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (1999) 96 IR 32 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Martin) v Byrne Civil Engineering Constructions Pty Ltd (No 2) (2001) 109 IR 347 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Piggott) v Capral Aluminium Ltd (1998) 83 IR 211 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Ltd (2000) 95 IR 383 WorkCover of NSW (Inspector Vierow) v Rail Infrastructure Corporation (2002) 113 IR 208 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Belley) v Rail Infrastructure Corporation (2001) 111 IR 442 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Sheppard) v State Rail Authority of NSW [2000] NSWIRComm 179 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector McMartin) v Transfield Pty Ltd t/a Transfield Maintenance (No 2) (2001) 110 IR 160 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Page) v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 HEARING DATES: 07/30/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/28/2002