Inspector Childs v Royce Roofing Services [2003] NSWIRComm 38

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Inspector Childs v Royce Roofing Services [2003] NSWIRComm 38 PROSECUTOR Inspector Barry Childs PARTIES : DEFENDANT Royce Roofing Services Pty Limited FILE NUMBER: IRC 3043 of 2001 CORAM: Boland J CATCHWORDS : Occupational Health and Safety - Section 15(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act - Employees injured when roof they were loading asbestos sheets on collapsed - No formal risk assessment performed - No harnesses used - Early plea of guilty - Personal hardship of sole director of defendant - Offence proven - Penalty imposed Construction Safety Regulations 1950 Fines Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Occupational Health and Safety (Asbestos Removal Work) Regulation 1996 Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction) Act 1967 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Limited v Environmental Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (Chief Inspector Bruce Robert McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 8 CASES CITED : Haynes v C I & D Manufacturing Pty. Limited (No. 2) (1995) 60 IR 455 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 R v Burrell (2000) 114 A Crim R 207 R v Carmody (1998) 100 A Crim R 41 R v Osenowski (1982) 5 A Crim R 394 HEARING DATES: 11/14/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/20/2003