NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION: Inspector John Mulder v Michelle Pontone and another [2005] NSWIRComm 432
Prosecutor: Inspector John Mulder
First defendant: PARTIES: Michelle Pontone
Second defendant: Klondu Engineering Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): 1404 and 1405 of 2004
CORAM: Backman J
CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health and Safety - sentencing of corporate defendant under s 8(2) and natural defendant under s 26 and s 8(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - pleas of guilty entered by both defendants - maximum penalties - systems of work - reasonable foreseeability of the risk - whether there are degrees of reasonable foreseeability - effect of unexpected departure from a standard practice - general and specific deterrence - consequences of the breach - respective culpabilities - absence of prior convictions - early pleas of guilty - contrition and remorse - cooperation - good industrial record - post accident measures - respective capacities to pay a fine - orders - penalties - costs.
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Department of Mineral Resources (McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 8 Inspector Jorgenson v Daoud (2005) 143 IR 170 Inspector Yeung v Howie Herring & Forsyth Pty Limited & Anor [2005] NSWIRComm 266 Maddaford v CSR Limited and Mulgoa Quarries Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 337 Manpac Industries Pty Ltd (formerly t/as Pacific Concrete & Quarries Pty Ltd) v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) (2001) 106 IR 435 CASES CITED: Markarian v Regina (2005) 215 ALR 213 R v Thompson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383, 115 A Crim R 104 Winchester (1992) 50 A Crim R 345 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Buggy) v Weathertex Pty Ltd (2003) 127 IR 60 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Farrell) v Morrison (No 1) NSWIRComm 325 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v Morrison (No 2) (2002) 112 IR 312 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v Schrader (2002) 112 IR 284
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