Inspector Moore v Blacktown City Council [2003] NSWIRComm 47

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Moore v Blacktown City Council [2003] NSWIRComm 47 APPELLANT Inspector James Moore PARTIES : RESPONDENT Blacktown City Council FILE NUMBER: IRC 2089 of 2002 CORAM: Walton J Vice-President at 1; Boland J at 1; Haylen J at 51 Appeal - Occupational Health and Safety - Appeal from decision of Chief Industrial Magistrate - Held at first instance that offence under section 16(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 proven but defence under section 53 (a) made out - Notice of contention by defendant - Issue on appeal as to whether offence made out - Held on appeal offence made out - Held on appeal section 53 (a) defence not made out - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal upheld CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Appeal from decision of Chief Industrial Magistrate - Held at first instance that offence under section 16(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 proven but defence under section 53 (a) made out - Notice of contention by defendant - Issue on appeal as to whether offence made out - Held on appeal offence made out - Held on appeal section 53 (a) defence not made out - Leave to appeal granted - Appeal upheld Industrial Relations Act 1996 s188 s191 s197 s197A LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Commission Rules 1996 r 89(5) Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s16(1) s53(a) Supreme Court Rules 1970 Part 51 Rule 21(1) ABB Power Transmission Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority (New South Wales) (Inspector Wilson) (unreported, Fisher P, Bauer and Hungerford JJ, CT96/1215, 2 May 1997) Abdullah Al-Shennag v Bankstown City Council Civic Services Group (2002) 118 IR 138 Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Maltby) (2001) 112 IR 139 Bultitude v Grice Constructions Pty Ltd [2002] 115 IR 59 Coffey Engineering Pty Ltd v Legge (2001) 105 IR 234 Commission for Children and Young People v "A" [2003] NSWIRComm 6 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and ors v Australian Industrial Relations Commission and anor (1998) 89 FCR 200 D & R Commercial Pty Ltd v Flood (2002) 113 IR 344 De Simone Consulting Pty Ltd v Ison (No 2) [2000] NSWIRComm 269 Drake Personnel Ltd t/as Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 432 Electric Light and Power Supply Corp. Ltd v Electricity Commission of NSW (1956) 94 CLR 554 Green v Brown (2002) 116 IR 21 Hilton Hotels of Australia Limited v Pasovska [2003] NSWIRComm 17 Hornsby Shire Council v Hunt (2002) 115 IR 461 Inspector Davies v Prospect Electricity (unreported, Fisher P, CT747, 9 Nov 1992) Integral Energy v Allen (2001) 107 IR 456 King v State Bank of New South Wales [2002] NSWIRComm 353 Knowles v Anglican Church Property Trust (No 2) (1999) 95 IR 380 Little v Commissioner of Police (No 2) (2002) 112 IR 212 Llandilo Staircases Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Parsons (2001) 104 IR 204 CASES CITED : Mitchforce v Starkey and anor [2002] 117 IR 122 Moore v Newcastle City Council (1997) 77 IR 210 Ozwide Real Estate Pty Ltd v Department of Industrial Relations (Inspector Gibson) (2000) 103 IR 177 Perrott v Xcellenet Australia Limited (1998) 84 IR 255 Ridge Consolidated Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mauger) (2000) 100 IR 156 Riley v Australian Grader Hire Pty Ltd (2001) 103 IR 143 State Rail Authority Firefighters Award 2001, Re [2002] NSWIRComm 159 Strathfield Group Ltd v Hall [2002] NSWIRComm 373 Weisser v Spur Group Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 79 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Patton) v Fletcher Constructions Australia Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 316 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Limited (1995) 100 IR 248