Inspector Gill v Qantas Airways Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 326

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Inspector Gill v Qantas Airways Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 326

PROSECUTOR Inspector Stephen Gill PARTIES: DEFENDANT Qantas Airways Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 486 of 2005

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health and Safety Act - Prosecution under section 8(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Airline operating industry - Movement of freight - Storeman suffered serious injuries when clothing caught in roller deck - Failure to provide personal protective equipment - Inadequate risk assessment - Failure to provide proper supervision - Foreseeability - Plea of guilty - Penalty imposed.

LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (Chief Inspector Bruce Robert McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 8 Inspector Yeung v Howie Herring & Forsyth Pty Limited & Anor [2005] NSWIRComm 266 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Maddaford v CSR Limited and Mulgoa Quarries Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 337 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364 CASES CITED: R V Dib [2003] NSWCCA 117 Warman International Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (1998) 80 IR 326 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Glass) v Qantas Airways Limited (2002) 119 IR 8 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited and Anor (2000) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Larkin) v Rice Growers Co-operative Limited (2002) 120 IR 123 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Riley) v Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (1998) 83 IR 427 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Egan) v Atco Controls Pty Ltd (1998) 82 IR 80