NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Christensen v Ravey Pty Ltd [2007] NSWIRComm 109
PROSECUTOR Inspector Madeline Christensen PARTIES: DEFENDANT Ravey Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2335 of 2006
CORAM: Staff J
CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Prosecution under s 8(1) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 - Rural industry - Thoroughbred horse stud - Explosion - Employee injured using oxyacetylene equipment to cut open a steel drum - Principles - Simple and straightforward steps available to avoid risk - Foreseeability - Culpability - General and specific deterrence - Good industrial citizenship - Importance of assistance provided by defendant to injured worker including welfare, rehabilitation and continuing employment - Late plea of guilty - Offence proven - Penalty imposed.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000
Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Corinthian Industries (Sydney) Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Wilson) (2000) 99 IR 159 Inspector Chris Chadwick v B H MacLachlan (NSW) Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 331 Inspector Woodington v Thiess Services Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 20 Lawrenson Diecasing Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Morrison v Coal Operations Australia Ltd (No 2) (2005) 141 IR 465 CASES CITED: Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited (2000) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Egan) v Atco Controls Pty Limited (1998) 82 IR 80 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 700 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mulder) v Arbor Products International (Australia) Pty Ltd (2001) 105 IR 81 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Ltd (1995) 100 IR 248 WorkCover v TRW [2001] NSWIRComm 52
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