Inspector Russell Webb v Nowra Truck & Farm Equipment (Holdings) Pty Limited and Ors [2004] NSWIRComm 78

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Russell Webb v Nowra Truck & Farm Equipment (Holdings) Pty Limited and Ors [2004] NSWIRComm 78 PROSECUTOR Inspector Russell Webb

PARTIES : DEFENDANTS Nowra Truck & Farm Equipment (Holdings) Pty Limited t/as Banoon Pastoral Co Brunning Investments Pty Limited t/as Banoon Pastoral Co Nubley Bros Service Pty Limited t/as Banoon Pastoral Co FILE NUMBER: IRC 3713, 3714, 3715 of 2002 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under section 15(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act - Rural industry - Plea of not guilty - Employee sustained fatal injuries when vehicle travelling in rolled over - Employee not wearing seat belt - Failure to provide safe system of work - Defendant found guilty - Penalty imposed. LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Haynes & Callaghan v C I & D Manufacturing Pty Limited (No 2) (1995) 60 IR 455 CASES CITED : Inspector Russell Webb v Nowra Truck & Farm Equipment (Holdings) Pty Limited/Brunning Investments Pty Limited/Nubley Bros Service Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 340 Rodney Morrison v Powercoal Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 416 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Patton) v Fletcher Construction Australia Limited (2002) 123 IR 121 HEARING DATES: 03/15/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/31/2004