WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Belley) v Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure t/as Australian Inland Energy and Water [2003] NSWIRComm 408

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Belley) v Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure t/as Australian Inland Energy and Water [2003] NSWIRComm 408 Prosecutor: PARTIES : Inspector Belley Defendant: Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure t/as Australian Inland Energy and Water FILE NUMBER: IRC 709 of 2002 CORAM: Staunton J CATCHWORDS : Occupational health and safety - plea of not guilty - application for permanent stay of proceedings refused - insufficient evidence to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that there was a failure to identify hazard as pleaded - failure to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that there was a failure to control risk as pleaded - defence under section 53 of the Act established - summons dismissed - costs to be determined. LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Jago v District Court of NSW (1989) 168 CLR 23 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Rodney Morrison v Joy Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd (2002) NSWIR Comm 366 McMartin v Broken Hill Company Pty Ltd (1988) 100 IR 241 Inspector Davies v Prospect Electricity, unreported, 9 November 1992 WorkCover Authority (Inspector Byer) v Cleary Bros (Bombo) Pty Ltd (2001) 110 IR 182 Italo Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Parkes (1988) 24 IR 428 Shannon v Comalco Aluminium Ltd (1986) 19 IR 358 Drake Personnel Limited t/a Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 432 CASES CITED : Carrington Slipways Pty Limited v Callaghan (1985) 11 IR 467 State Rail Authority v Dawson (1990) 37 IR 110 WorkCover Authority (Inspector Farrell) v Ross Colin Morrison (2001) NSWIR Comm 325 Genner Constructions Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Guillarte) (2001) 110 IR 57 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Mayo Ramsay) v Maitland CC (1998) 83 IR 362 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Glass) v Kellogg (Australia) Pty Ltd (1999) 101 IR 239 Kennedy-Taylor(NSW) Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Charles) (2000) 102 IR 57 Cullen v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1989) 31 IR 207