Inspector Cooper v Angelucci & ors [2005] NSWIRComm 262

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION: Inspector Cooper v Angelucci & ors [2005] NSWIRComm 262

PROSECUTOR Inspector Stephen Cooper

DEFENDANTS PARTIES: Giovanni Angelucci Andrew Pearce as Trustee of the Pearce Family Trust Jarret Street Developments Pty Limited A & G Formworkers (Australia) Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 6192, 6195, 6196, 6197, 6198 of 2004

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health and Safety Act - Prosecutions under sections 26(1), 10(1), 8(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Guilty plea - Building industry - Overhead crane - Employee injured when crane hit chimney and dislodged concrete sections - Offence proven - Penalty imposed

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) v Keenan (2001) 105 IR 181 Haynes and Callaghan v C I & D Manufacturing Pty Ltd (No 2) (1995) 60 IR 455 Inspector Gregory Maddaford v Graham Gerard Coleman & Anor (2004) 138 IR 21 Inspector Hannah v Wonar Pty Ltd (1992) 34 AILR 333 CASES CITED: Inspector Simpson v Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 117 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v Workcover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Inspector Ankucic v McDonalds Australia Ltd (2000) 95 IR 383 Pearce v R (1998) 194 CLR 610, (1998) 156 ALR 684 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Riley v Australian Grader Hire Pty Ltd (2001) 103 IR 143 Rodney Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364