Inspector Russell Webb v Nowra Truck & Farm Equipment (Holdings) Pty Limited / Brunning Investments Pty Limited / Nubley Bros Service Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 340

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Russell Webb v Nowra Truck & Farm Equipment (Holdings) Pty Limited / Brunning Investments Pty Limited / Nubley Bros Service Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 340 PROSECUTOR Inspector Russell Webb

PARTIES : DEFENDANTS Nowra Truck & Farm Equipment (Holdings) Pty Limited t/as Banoon Pastoral Co Brunning Investments Pty Limited t/as Banoon Pastoral Co Nubley Bros Service Pty Limited t/as Banoon Pastoral Co FILE NUMBER: IRC 3713, 3714, 3715 of 2002 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under section 15(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act - Rural industry - Plea of not guilty - Employee sustained fatal injuries when vehicle travelling in rolled over - Employee not wearing seat belt - Failure to provide safe system of work - Alleged failure to provide means of access to and egress from place of work under employers' control - Place of work - Failure to provide information, training, instruction and supervision - Whether casual relationship - Offence proven LEGISLATION CITED : Factories Shops and Industries Act 1965 (NSW) Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Australian Bronze Company Pty Limited v Ajaka (1970) 44 ALJR 155 Australian Iron and Steel Pty Limited v Luna (1968) 123 CLR 305 Dorman Long & Co v Hillier [1951] 1 All ER 357 Drake Personnel Ltd t/as Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 1R 432 Genner Constructions Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Insp Guillarte) (2001) 110 IR 57 CASES CITED : Hopwood v Rolls Royce Ltd (1947) 176 LT 514 Inspector Kenneth John Barnard v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2001] NSWIRComm 255 Inspector Schultz v Leonard J Williams (Timber) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 28 Mainbrace Constructions Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Charles) (2000) 102 IR 84 Rolland v United Glass Manufacturing Co Ltd [1959] SLT (Notes) 10 State Rail Authority (New South Wales) v Dawson (1990) 37 IR 110 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Patton) v Fletcher Constructions Australia Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 316 HEARING DATES: 06/16/2003; 06/17/2003; 06/18/2003; 06/19/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/17/2003