NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: John Cahill v State of New South Wales (Department of Community Services) [2007] NSWIRComm 1
PROSECUTOR John Joseph Cahill PARTIES: DEFENDANT State of New South Wales (Department of Community Services)
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2387 of 2006
CORAM: Boland J
CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Prosecution under s 8(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Interlocutory proceedings - Strike out motion by defendant - Application by defendant to amend strike out motion - Notice to Produce - Client legal privilege - Applicability of Evidence Act 1995 to pre-trial process - Loss of privilege - Issue waiver - Disclosure Waiver
Criminal Procedure Act 1986 LEGISLATION CITED: Evidence Act 1995 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
Abigroup Contractors v WorkCover (2001) 112 IR 139 Adelaide Steamship v Spalvins (1998) 81 FCR 360 Ampolex v Perpetual Trustee (1996) 137 ALR 28 Ampolex Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) (1996) 40 NSWLR 12 Attorney-General (N.T.) v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 Benecke v National Australia Bank (1993) 35 NSWLR 110 Bennett v CEO Customs (2004) 210 ALR 220 Chen v City Convenience Leasing Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 297 Commissioner of Taxation v Rio Tinto (2006) 229 ALR 304 DPP (Cth) v Kane (1997) 140 FLR 468 Fort Dodge Australia Pty Limited v Nature Vet Pty Limited [2002] FCA 501 CASES CITED: Garratt's Ltd v Thanga Thangathurai [2002] NSWSC 39 Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1 Plowman v Palmer (1914) 18 CLR 339 Ridge Consolidated v WorkCover (NSW) (2000) 100 IR 156 Singapore Airlines v Sydney Airports Corporation & Anor [2004] NSWSC 380 Switchcorp Pty Ltd & Ors v Multiemedia Ltd [2005] VSC 425 Telstra Corp v Australis Media (1997) 41 NSWLR 147 Telstra v BT Australasia (1998) 85 FCR 152 Towney v Minister for Land (1997) 76 FCR 401 Van Der Lee & Ors v State of New South Wales & Ors [2002] NSWCA 286 Van Zonneveld v Seaton [2004] NSWSC 960 WorkCover Authority v Siemans Dematic (2001) 111 IR 362 WorkCover v Lucon Aust Pty Ltd (2002) 112 IR 332
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