Inspector Maurice Vierow v Barclay Mowlem Construction Limited [2008] NSWIRComm 1

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Maurice Vierow v Barclay Mowlem Construction Limited [2008] NSWIRComm 1

PROSECUTOR: Inspector Maurice Vierow PARTIES: DEFENDANT: Barclay Mowlem Construction Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 34 and 35 of 2007

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Prosecutions under s 8(1) and s 8(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Construction industry - Crane toppled over - Death and serious injury - Guilty pleas - Multiple failures to ensure safety - Objective seriousness of the offences towards the higher end of the seriousness range - Subjective factors - Parity - Totality - Fines imposed - Costs

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 21A(2)(d) LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 ss 8, 8(1), 8(2)

Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) v Keenan (2001) 105 IR 181 Fletcher Construction Australia Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Fisher) (1999) 91 IR 66 Inspector Maurice Vierow v Linddales Pty Ltd [2007] NSWIRComm 255 CASES CITED: Inspector Mayo-Ramsay (WorkCover Authority of NSW) v The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales (NSW Fire Brigades) (No 2) [2007] NSWIRComm 168 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Narayan v Inspector Dave Chamings [2007] NSWIRComm 281 Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector McMartin) (2006) 159 IR 121 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465