NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION: Rodney Morrison v Waratah Engineering Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 63
Appellant: Rodney Morrison PARTIES: Respondent: Waratah Engineering Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2017 of 2004
CORAM: Walton J Vice-President; Kavanagh J; Boland J
CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - Judgment as to penalties for s15(1) and s16(1) offences - plea of guilty entered - appeal `penalties manifestly inadequate - two employers on site, other employer assumes control of site and dictates system of work - adopted system created risk - defendant's system avoided risk - failure to properly instruct and train in single system - seriousness of offence assessed by respondent's actual contribution to the relevant risk - not a question as to apportionment of penalty - question of double jeopardy and parity - penalty found manifestly inadequate
Industrial Relations Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983
Cranssen v King (1996) 55 CLR 509 Dept of Education & Training v Keenan (2001) 105 IR 181 Dinsdale v R (2000) 202 CLR 321 Griffith v King (1977) 137 CLR 293 Insp Buggy v Weathertex Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 273 Insp Downie v Menzies Property Services Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 259 Insp Maddaford v Graham Gerard Coleman & Anor [2004] NSWIRComm 317 Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513 Pearce v King (1998) 194 CLR 610 CASES CITED: R v King [2004] NSWCCA 444 Rodney Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364 Whittaker v King (1928) 41 CLR 230 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Mansell) v Anytime Industrial Services Pty Ltd (2001) 110 IR 34 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Mansell) v Jian Chen and Obing Pty Limited t/as Old But New [2004] NSWIRComm 247 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Carmody) v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (2001) 109 IR 316 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Farrell) v Morrison (No. 2) (2002) 112 IR 312 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Mansell) v Robert Josef [2004] NSWIRComm 323 WorkCover v Transfield (No 2) (2001) 110 IR 160
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