NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION: Inspector Ken Kumar v Donald William Steel [2005] NSWIRComm 215
Prosecutor Inspector Ken Kumar
PARTIES: Defendant Donald William Steel
FILE NUMBER(S): 5365 of 2003
CORAM: Backman J
Occupational Health and Safety - prosecution under s26(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - plea of guilty entered - defendant's culpability assessed against culpability of co-defendant, Francis James Burn - whether a reasonably foreseeable risk to safety - deterrence - consequence of breach - subjective factors - early plea of guilty - other subjective factors - penalty - orders. CATCHWORDS:
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 LEGISLATION CITED:
Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Inspector Ken Kumar v Francis James Burn [2005] NSWIRComm 206 Inspector Ken Kumar v Top Container Transport Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) [2005] NSWIRComm 203 Inspector Paul Kenneth Wade v Ken Mathews Haulier Pty Limited t/as Ken Mathews Landscaping Supplies [2005] NSWIRComm 85 CASES CITED: Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd & Anor. (No. 3) [2005] NSWIRComm 61 R v Shenton (2003) NSWCCA 346 R v Thompson, R v Houlton 49 NSWLR 383, 115 A Crim R 104 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Kirk Group Holdings Pty Limited (2004) 135 IR 166
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