NSW Caselaw
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session
CITATION: Inspector David Waterhouse v Innovative Property Developments Pty Ltd and Others [2006] NSWIRComm 97
Matter Number IRC 2997 of 2005 ____________________________
PROSECUTOR: Inspector David Waterhouse
DEFENDANT: Innovative Property Developments Pty Ltd
Matter Number IRC 2998 of 2005 ____________________________
PARTIES: PROSECUTOR: Inspector David Waterhouse
DEFENDANT: Eduard Rosenbaum
Matter Number IRC 3001 of 2005 ____________________________
PROSECUTOR: Inspector David Waterhouse
DEFENDANT: Jacob Baidarman
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2997, 2998 and 3001 of 2006
CORAM: Schmidt J
CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health and Safety - prosecutions under section 10(1) and section 26(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety - corporate defendant owner of property and principal contractor - collapse of a free standing brick wall - plea of guilty entered - question of penalty - fatality - first offence - parity - culpability - general deterrence - mitigating factors - each defendant found guilty - penalties imposed - costs
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Fernandes Constructions Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Steven Jones) [2002] NSWIRComm 364 Inspector Brett Martin v Encore Tissue Pty Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 271 Nesmat Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (1998) 87 IR 312 CASES CITED: Markarian v R (2005) 215 ALR 213 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Olbrich (1999) 73 ALJR 1550 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Patton) v Fletcher Constructions Australia Ltd (2003) 123 IR 121 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Farrell) v David Carl Schrader (2002) 112 IR 284 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Limited and Anor (No 2) (2000) 99 IR 163
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