WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Dall) v R & D Enterprises (Newcastle) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 329

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Dall) v R & D Enterprises (Newcastle) Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 329 PROSECUTOR WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Michael Dall)

PARTIES : FIRST DEFENDANT Dale Andrew Green

SECOND DEFENDANT R & D Enterprises (Newcastle) Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 3973 and 3975 of 2000 CORAM: Hungerford J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecutions for breaches of workplace safety - Failure of corporate defendant to ensure safety of employees - Personal defendant, as a director and as a person concerned in the management of the corporate defendant, deemed to contravene same provision - Pleas of guilty - No prior convictions - Unusual circumstances - Financial circumstances of defendants - Corporate defendant convicted with fine at lower end of range - Charge against personal defendant dismissed - Moiety and costs to prosecutor. Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 s 556A (repealed) Fines Act 1996 s 6 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 15(1) s 50(1) Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 99 IR 29 Department of Mineral Resources (Chief Inspector McKensey) v Berrima Coal Pty Ltd (2001) 105 IR 348 Haynes v C I & D Manufacturing Pty Ltd (No 2) (1995) 60 IR 455 CASES CITED : Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 R v Radich [1954] NZLR 86 R v Rushby [1977] 1 NSWLR 594 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Dowling) v Overtop Pty Ltd (1998) 86 IR 319 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 700, (2000) 100 IR 64 HEARING DATES: 06/20/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/11/2001