Inspector Jones v Dewcape Pty Ltd and Another [2006] NSWIRComm 361

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Jones v Dewcape Pty Ltd and Another [2006] NSWIRComm 361

Prosecutor: Inspector Alan Jones

PARTIES: First defendant: Dewcape Pty Ltd

Second defendant: Mr Andrew Ishak

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 7539 and 7540 of 2004

CORAM: Backman J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - application by way of notice of motion - application that proceedings by permanently stayed on ground of an abuse of process - alternative application that interim stay of proceedings be granted pending the final outcome of a coronial inquest - whether delay in filing of applications for order - whether evidence improperly investigated by prosecutor - whether evidence sufficient to launch the prosecutions under s 8(2), ss 8(2) and 26(1) and s 20(1) of the 2000 Act - grounds not made out - notice of motion dismissed.

Coroners Act 1980 LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Drake Personnel Ltd t/as Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority (Insp Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 432 Hawthorne (Dept of Health) v Morcam Pty Ltd (1992) 29 NSWLR 120 Haynes v CI&D Manufacturing Pty Limited (1994) 60 IR 149 Inspector Stewart v Siemans Dematic Pty Ltd (formerly Inspector Wolf v Port Kembla Copper Pty Limited [2006] NSWIRComm 341 CASES CITED: Jago v The District Court of New South Wales and others (1989) 168 CLR 23 Mainbrace Constructions Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Charles) (2000) 102 IR 84 Mannesman Dematic Colby Pty Ltd) (No. 2) [2003] NSWIRComm 45 R v O'Meara [2001] NSWCCA 201 South Sydney Rugby League Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Bestre) (2005) 142 IR 373 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Dawson (1990) 37 IR 110 WorkCover Authority (Inspector Patton) v Fletcher Construction Aust. Ltd (2002) 123 IR 121