NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Walker v Tomago Aluminium Co Pty Ltd [2007] NSWIRComm 52
PROSECUTOR Inspector Joanne Walker PARTIES: DEFENDANT Tomago Aluminium Co Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 684 of 2006
CORAM: Staff J
CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Prosecution under s 8(1) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 - Aluminium smelting industry - Employee fatally injured when pinned by moving anode trolley - Serious offence - Aggravating and mitigating factors considered - Prior convictions - General and specific deterrence - Victim impact statements - Commitment to occupational health and safety - Application for s 115 order refused - Plea of guilty - Offence proven - Penalty imposed.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000
Ferguson v Nelmac Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 188 Inspector Glass v Foamex Polystyrene Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 100 Inspector Sharpin v A Team Concrete (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWIRComm at 182 Inspector Simpson v Tomago Aluminium Co Pty Ltd (unreported, 27 April 2004, matter No 5351 of 2003) Inspector Simpson v Tomago Aluminium [2005] NSWIRComm 117 CASES CITED: Morrison v Coal Operations Australia Ltd (No 2) (2005) 141 IR 465 R v Johnson [2004] NSWCCA 76 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Shankley [2003] NSWCCA 253 R v Veen (No 2) (1998) 164 CLR 465 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mansell) v Chen (2004) 137 IR 33
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