Inspector Robert Littley v Tieman Industries Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 130

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Robert Littley v Tieman Industries Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 130 Prosecutor: PARTIES : Inspector Robert Littley Defendant: Tieman Industries Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC1673 of 2003 CORAM: Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : s15(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - guilty plea entered - failure to provide safe system of work - principles of objective seriousness, subjective features, general and specific deterrence - offence very serious - good industrial record - defendant found guilty - penalty imposed - costs as assessed or agreed LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Inspector Louise May v McDonalds Australia Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 179 Ferguson v Nelmac (1999) 92 IR 188 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 CASES CITED : Haynes v James Glass and Aluminium Pty Limited (unreported decision of Fisher CJ, CT91/772-775, 20 May 1994) WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Callaghan) v Saunders Constructions Pty Ltd (unreported decision of Maidment J, CT1062 of 1993, 26 November 1993) Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 82 IR 384 Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, (1999-2000) 99 IR 29 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142