Inspector Colin Price v BHP Limited t/as The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 196

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Colin Price v BHP Limited t/as The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 196 Prosecutor: PARTIES : Inspector Colin Price Defendant: BHP Limited t/as The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC2755 of 2001 CORAM: Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Prosecution under s15(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - cumulative effect of number of incidents in operation of steam boiler - boiler exploded - lack of action by worker considered in assessment of culpability of defendant - matters in mitigation - penalty imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Inspector Louise May v McDonald's Australia Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 179 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (2001) 109 IR 316 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v Schrader (2002) 112 IR 284 CASES CITED : Riley v Australian Grader Hire Pty Limited (2001) 103 IR 143 Axer Pty Ltd v Environmental Protection Authority (1993) 113 LGERA 357 Capral Aluminium Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsey) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (1999-2000) 99 IR 29 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (1999-2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142 HEARING DATES: 07/25/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/16/2002