NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] NSWIRComm 175 APPELLANT WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector William Hopkins)
PARTIES : RESPONDENT Profab Industries Pty Limited
INTERVENER Attorney General and Minister for Industrial Relations FILE NUMBER: IRC 3741 of 1999 CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Hungerford J Occupational Health and Safety - Appeal - Notice of motion to set aside initiating summons - Commencement of prosecution proceedings for an offence - Construction of relevant statutory provisions - Whether validly commenced - Validating provisions - Exercise of discretion - Motion dismissed.
CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Notice of motion to set aside initiating summons at first instance - Whether motion barred by statutory privative provision - Motion failed in limine - Motion dismissed.
Practice and Procedure - Notice of motion filed in appeal proceedings to set aside initiating summons at first instance - Commencement of occupational health and safety prosecution - Whether original proceedings validly commenced - Purported withdrawal of motion - Necessity for leave - Obligation to determine jurisdictional impediment once raised to permit judgment on appeal - Withdrawal of motion declined - Construction of relevant statutory provisions - Validating provisions - Exercise of discretion - Motion dismissed. Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 132 s 165 s 167 s 168 s 170 s 179(1) s 196(1) LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Commission Rules 1996 r 139 r 140 r 141 r 142 r 218 r 219 r 220 Form 38 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 15(1) Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction) Act 1967 s 4 s 6(1) s 12 BHP Refractories Pty Ltd v AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union, New South Wales (1996) 69 IR 41 Regina v Marchando [2000] NSWCCA 8 CASES CITED : Ridge Consolidated Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mauger) [2000] NSWIRComm 151 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Gilbert) v Energy Australia (1998) 85 IR 99 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (No 1) [2000] NSWIRComm 142 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Page) v RGM Building Services Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 27 HEARING DATES: 08/08/2000 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/31/2000
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