Inspector Alwyn Piggott v Kennedy Cleaning Services Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 243

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Alwyn Piggott v Kennedy Cleaning Services Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 243 PROSECUTOR: WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Alwyn Piggott) PARTIES : DEFENDANT: Kennedy Cleaning Services Pty. Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 1376 of 2001 CORAM: Haylen J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety Act - s 15(1) - riding on steps of tractor - risk obvious and readily forseeable, worker jumping from tractor - multiple injuries - serious breach - plea of guilty - discount available regardless of strength of prosecution case - penalty imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - s 15(1) Capral Aluminium v WorkCover Authority of NSW (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 at par 73 and par 74 Fisher v Samara Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 82 IR 384 at 388 Fletcher Constructions Australia Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Fisher) (199) 91 IR 66 at pp 77 - 81 Haynes v CI& D Manufacturing Pty Ltd and anor [1956] 60 IR 149 at pp 157 - 158 Inspector Vierow v Blue Water Boating Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 179, Peterson J Lawrenson Die Casting v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 at 474 R v Carter [2001] NSW CCA 245, 27 June 2001 per Howie J at par 13 CASES CITED : R v Ellis (1986) 2 NSWLR 604 R v Thomson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 at par 160 R v Winchester (1992) 58 A.Crim.R 345 at 350 per Hunt CJ, Smart & Grove JJ Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR at p 5 Watson v Southern Asphalters Pty Ltd (1998) 83 IR 446 at 456 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Dawson) v Waugh and Thora Sawmilling Pty Ltd (1995) 59 IR 809 at 100 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Glass) v ACI Operations Pty Ltd, unreported, Schmidt J, 25 February 1994 at 12.2 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Sheppard) v The State Rail Authority of NSW (2000) NSWIRComm 179 at par 40) HEARING DATES: 09/07/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/08/2001