Inspector Kilpatrick v The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) [2006] NSWIRComm 167

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Kilpatrick v The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) [2006] NSWIRComm 167

PROSECUTOR Inspector Peter Kilpatrick PARTIES: DEFENDANT The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 6053 of 2004

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under s 8(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Education industry - Workplace death - Teacher's Aide drowned whilst supervising intellectually disabled students on school excursions - Importance of risk assessments - Victim impact Statements - Guilty finding - Penalty imposed

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

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