Inspector John Sharpin v Boka Aluminium Windows Pty Limited & Anor [2005] NSWIRComm 447

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Inspector John Sharpin v Boka Aluminium Windows Pty Limited & Anor [2005] NSWIRComm 447

Prosecution: Inspector John Sharpin PARTIES: Defendants: Boka Aluminium Windows Pty Ltd Marko Franovic

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC2519,2520 of 2003

CORAM: Kavanagh J

CATCHWORDS: Section 8(2) offence under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and consideration under ss21A, 22, 23, 34 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - defendant retained overall responsibility for site - guilty plea entered after evidence commenced – sub-contractor on worksite – defendant did not require production of equipment maintenance logs – boom pump collapse – defendant in breach of own safety procedure – first offence – 28 years in operation – penalty

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 s 8(2) LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ss 21A 22 23 34

Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (2000) 99 IR 29 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 82 IR 384 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Markarian v R (2005) 215 ALR 213 CASES CITED: R v Sharma (2002) 54 NSWLR 300 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383, (2000) 115 A Crim R 104 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1

HEARING DATES: 09/27/2005; 11/21/2005