Inspector Clark v Hamar Engineering Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 27

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Clark v Hamar Engineering Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 27 PROSECUTOR Inspector Thomas Clark PARTIES : DEFENDANT Hamar Engineering Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 1394 of 2002 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Section 15(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - Plea of guilty - Employee struck by steel plate - Penalty imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction) Act 1967 Benbow v Converquip Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 85 Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6, Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (Chief Inspector McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 8 Hannah v Wonar Pty Limited 34 AILR 333 CASES CITED : Manpac Industries Pty Ltd (formerly t/as Pacific Concrete & Quarries Pty Ltd) v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) [2001] NSWIRComm 190 Nesmat Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (1998) 87 IR 312 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142 R v Thompson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hannah) v Albury City Council (1998) 90 IR 397 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Byrne Civil Engineering Constructions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2001] NSWIRComm 264 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Page) v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 HEARING DATES: 11/13/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/17/2003