NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Rowe v Eagle Eye Traffic Services Aust Pty Ltd [2010] NSWIRComm 31
Inspector Rowe (Prosecutor) PARTIES: Eagle Eye Traffic Services Aust Pty Ltd (Defendant in IRC96 of 2008) Nace Civil Engineering Pty Limited (Defendant in IRC97 of 2008) Borthwick & Pengilly Asphalts Pty Ltd (Defendant in IRC98 of 2008)
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC96; IRC97; IRC98 of 2008
CORAM: Kavanagh J
CATCHWORDS: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - foreseeability - prosecutions under s 8(1) and s 8(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - unsafe work methods - multiple contractors on site - no communication system in place between the parties on worksite - failure to ensure each contractor's safe work method recognised the risk from the movement of vehicles within a worksite - no assessment of risk - gravity of offence - general and specific deterrence - early plea - co-operation with WorkCover - parity - victim impact statement - subjective elements - penalties
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Fines Act 1996
Alcatel Australia Limited v WorkCover Authority (Inspector Clyant) (1996) 70 IR 99 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Department of Mineral Resources (Chief Inspector McKenzie) v Berrima Coal Pty Limited & Anor (2001) 105 IR 348 Ferguson v Nelmac Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 188 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Limited (1996) 82 IR 384 Inspector Glass v Foamex Polystyrene Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 100 Inspector Robert Johnston v Hire N' Higher Scaffolding Pty Ltd; Inspector Robert Johnston v Lipman Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 103 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 CASES CITED: Lowe v R (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357 McColl v John Watson Building Services Pty Ltd (2004) 137 IR 310 Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Mansour (1999) NSWCCA 180 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR Winchester v Regina (1992) 58 A Crim R 345 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Farrell) v Schrader (2002) 112 IR 284 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Insp Page) v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Limited & Anor (No 2) 99 IR 163
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