Inspector Guillarte v Industrial Galvanizers (No 2) [2003] NSWIRComm 241

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Guillarte v Industrial Galvanizers (No 2) [2003] NSWIRComm 241 PROSECUTOR Inspector Corrie Guillarte PARTIES : DEFENDANT Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 4174 of 2001 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational health and safety - Section 16(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - Sentencing proceedings - Galvanising plant - Use of overhead crane to transport structural steel beam - Risk to persons working on factory floor - Consistency in sentencing - Penalty imposed LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 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 Channon v The Queen (1978) 20 ALR 1 Fletcher Constructions Australia Limited v WorkCover Authority (Inspector Fischer) (1999) 91 IR 66 Inspector Blume v LG Electronics [2003] NSWIRComm 34 Inspector Blume v TMP Worldwide eResourcing [2003] NSWIRComm 37 CASES CITED : Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Nesmat Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (1998) 87 IR 312 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 Warman International Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (1998) 80 IR 326 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Guillarte) v Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd (2002) 119 IR 306 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited (1999) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Page) v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 HEARING DATES: 06/27/2003 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/06/2003