Inspector Jennifer Short v The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales (NSW Police) [2007] NSWIRComm 138

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Jennifer Short v The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales (NSW Police) [2007] NSWIRComm 138

PROSECUTOR Inspector Jennifer Short PARTIES: DEFENDANT NSW Police

FILE NUMBER(S): 689 of 2006

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Prosecution under s 8(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Plea of guilty - Injuries to police officers - Riot - Failure to provide adequate personal protective equipment - Failures to provide adequate training, information and supervision - Objective and subjective considerations - Whether appropriate to make orders under s 116 of Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Whether orders should be made under s 10 or s 10A of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure Act) 1999 - Whether a requirement to consider general deterrence - Penalty imposed

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 s 8(1), s 12, s 116 LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 164A, s 164A(1)(c) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10, s 10A, s 17

Cahill v State of New South Wales (NSW Police) No 2 [2005] NSWIRComm 400 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Day v Smidmore (No 2) (2005) 149 IR 80 CASES CITED: Haynes v C I & D Manufacturing Pty Limited (No 2) (1995) 60 IR 455 Inspector Covi v The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales No 2. [2004] NSWIRComm 400 Inspector Legge v Intercast & Forge Pty Limited [2006] NSWIRComm 182 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Downie) v Menzies Property Services Pty Ltd (2004) 136 IR 449