Inspector Jones v Supercut Concrete Service Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 83

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Jones v Supercut Concrete Service Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 83 PROSECUTOR Inspector Steve Jones PARTIES : DEFENDANT Supercut Concrete Service Pty Ltd FILE NUMBER: IRC 896 & 898 of 2002 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under sections 15(1) and 16 (1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - Guilty Plea - Toxic fume incident - Use of concrete cutting machine in enclosed space - Carbon monoxide - Large number of persons affected - Whether one of two offences committed simultaneously should be regarded as a subsequent offence for the purposes of section 51A of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - Parity - Totality - Penalty imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Fines Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Dept of Education and Training) v Keenan (2001) 105 IR 181 Inspector Jones v T Helsby & Sons Contracting Pty Ltd (No 2) [2004] NSWIRComm 57 Inspector Keniry v Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Community Services) (2002) 120 IR 269 James Manassa v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales [2003] NSWIRComm 34 CASES CITED : O'Sullivan v The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) [2003] NSWIRComm 303 Page v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 Pearce v R (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Tonks and Goss (1963) VR 121 Rodney Morrison v Powercoal Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 416 WorkCover Authority (Inspector Carmody) v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (2001) 109 IR 316 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Pompili) v Central Sydney Area Health Service (2002) 112 IR 245 HEARING DATES: 03/13/2004 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/05/2004