NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : Inspector Maurice Vierow v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 273 PROSECUTOR: Inspector Maurice Vierow PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Rail Infrastructure Corporation FILE NUMBER: IRC305 of 2001 and IRC306 of 2001 CORAM: Glynn J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - s 15(1) - work involved working on multiple running railway lines - no work procedure to cover digression from routine - fatality - very simple instruction would have filled the gap in safe working procedures - number of incidents involving work on tracks in previous seven months - discount on penalty for plea and mitigating factors. LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 15(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 22 Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Limited (1998) 82 IR 384 Fletcher Constructions Aust v WorkCover Authority (1999) 91 IR 66 Inspector Barnard v Rail Infrastructure Corporation (No 2) [2002] NSWIRComm 107 Inspector Barnard v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2001] NSWIRComm 255 Inspector Belley v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2001] NSWIRComm 323 Inspector Graeme Maugher for the WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v P Ward Civil Engineering Pty Ltd (CT1212 of 1994, 21/12/95, Fisher CJ CASES CITED : Inspector Vierow v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 80 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority (1999) 91 IR 464 R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Regina v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Regina v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142 Ridge Consolidated v Mauger [2002] NSWIRComm 108 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Veen v The Queen [No 2] (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Sheppard) v The State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2000] NSWIRComm 179 HEARING DATES: 06/24/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/24/2002
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