NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION : Inspector Gjaltema v Masterbuilt Pty Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 399 PROSECUTOR Inspector John Gjaltema PARTIES : DEFENDANT Masterbuilt Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 6945 of 2003 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under section 8 (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - Building industry - Self employed contractor fatally injured - No causal connection between defendant's failure and death of contractor - Plea of guilty - Offence proven - Penalty imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Nesmat Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (1998) 87 IR 312 CASES CITED : Page v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 Rodney Morrison v Powercoal Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 416 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited (1999) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Glass) v Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) (1999) 101 IR 261 HEARING DATES: 11/26/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/17/2004
PROSECUTOR Ms L M McManus of counsel Solicitor: Ms R Panagoda WorkCover Legal Branch LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: DEFENDANT Mr J Davidson of counsel Solicitor: Mr G Schrader Schraders Lawyers
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