Inspector Rodney Dubois v Integral Energy Australia [2002] NSWIRComm 75

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Rodney Dubois v Integral Energy Australia [2002] NSWIRComm 75 PROSECUTOR: PARTIES : Inspector Rodney Dubois DEFENDANT: Integral Energy Australia FILE NUMBER: IRC1650 of 2001 CORAM: Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Prosecution s15(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - workers exposed to risk and injured - Safety procedures in place but work method varied - no proper supervision of a task recognised as one with a risk to safety - no risk assessment of work method once established procedure varied - amended application for order attracts plea of guilty to charge - circumstances reveal first hearing day was first reasonable opportunity to enter plea - full discount allowed for utilitarian value of such a plea - Penalty Imposed. LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Haynes v James Glass & Aluminium Pty Limited (unreported decision of Fisher CJ, CT91-772-775, 20 May 1994) Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (1999-2000) 99 IR 29 CASES CITED : Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 82 IR 384 Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6 R v Thompson, R v Houlton (1999-2000) 49 NSWLR 383, (2000) 115 ACrimR 104 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Develco Projects Pty Limited [2001] NSWIRComm246 Inspector Tyler v Fletcher International Exports Pty Limited (No 2) [2001] NSWIRComm228 HEARING DATES: 03/07/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/22/2002