NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : Inspector Anthony Farrell v Partridge Plumbing Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 354 Prosecutor: PARTIES : Inspector Anthony Farrell Defendant: Partridge Plumbing Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC975 of 2002 CORAM: Kavanagh J CATCHWORDS : Section 17(1) offence under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - failure to ensure safe plant - plea of guilty - small business - other company's activity affects gravity of breach - principle of parity applied - financial status of defendant relevant to penalty Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 LEGISLATION CITED : Fines Act 1996 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 WorkCover Authority of NSW v Woolworths (unreported decision of Peterson J, CT1044 of 1993, 9 September 1994) Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 CASES CITED : Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 99 IR 29 Ferguson v Nelmac (1999) 92 IR 188 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 HEARING DATES: 07/21/2003; 08/13/2003; 09/15/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/06/2003
Prosecutor: Mr P.J. Punch Solicitor Carroll & O'Dea LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: Defendant: Mr J.A. Springthorpe of counsel Solicitors: McCabe Terrill
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