Inspector Colin Price v Brian Henry Taylor [2002] NSWIRComm 99

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Colin Price v Brian Henry Taylor [2002] NSWIRComm 99 PARTIES : Inspector Colin Price v Brian Henry Taylor. Prosecution under s 16(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1983 FILE NUMBER: IRC 8012 of 2001 CORAM: Haylen J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - s 16(2) prosecution - plea of guilty - clarification of guideline judgment in R v Thomson by Court of Criminal Appeal - principles appropriate to be applied on plea of guilty - financial circumstances of defendant considered - discount allowed for early plea and objective factors - penalty imposed. Boiler and Pressure Regulation 18 Crimes (Sentencing Prodecure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Factories Shops and Industries Act 1952 s 65A Fines Act 1996 s 6 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 16(1) s 16(2) s 51A Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority (2000) NSWLR 610. Fletcher Constructions (Aust) Ltd v WorkCover Authority (1999) 91 IR 66 at 77-81 Haynes v CI & D Manufacturing Pty Ltd and Anor (1995) 60 IR 455 Inspector Dall v D F McCloy Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 51 Lawrenson Die Casting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority (1999) 90 IR 464 at 474 R v Cook [2002] NSW CCA 140 R v Howland (1999) A Crim R 273 CASES CITED : R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Sharma [2002] NSW CCA 142 R v Slattery (1996) 90 A Crim R 519 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 at 5 Wong and Leung v The Queen [2001] HCA 64 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Benbow) v Converquip Pty Ltd (2001) 106 IR 258