Inspector Bestre v South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 215

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Bestre v South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 215 PROSECUTOR Inspector Sara Bestre PARTIES : DEFENDANT South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 7117 of 2003 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under section 8(1) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 - Club industry - Armed robbery - Workers placed at risk - Offence proven - Penalty imposed Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Capral Aluminium v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Fletcher Construction Australia Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Fisher) (1999) 91 IR 66 Geoff Derrick v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 406 Independent Cargo & Wool Services Pty Limited v Mingare (unreported, Fisher CJ, Glynn and Peterson JJ, CT92/1041, 10 March 1994) Inspector Hannah v Wonar Pty Limited (unreported, Fisher CJ, Glynn and Cullen JJ, CT90/1214, 30 June 1992) Inspector Mauger v P Ward Civil Engineering Pty Limited (unreported, Fisher CJ, CT94/1212, 21 December 1995) CASES CITED : Inspector Neil Buggy v Weathertex Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 273 Inspector Yeung v Thiess Pty Ltd (No 2) [2004] NSWIRComm 96 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Manpac Industries Pty Ltd (formerly t/as Pacific Concrete & Quarries Pty Ltd) v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) (2001) 106 IR 435 R v Howland (1999) 104 A Crim R 273 R v Slattery (1996) 90 A Crim R 519 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 700 at 712-714, (2000) 100 IR 64 WorkCover Authority of NSW v Waugh (1995) 59 IR 89 HEARING DATES: 07/21/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/30/2004