WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Woodington) v Skyrise Installations Pty Limited and Domenico Hans Christian Vullo [2006] NSWIRComm 316

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Woodington) v Skyrise Installations Pty Limited and Domenico Hans Christian Vullo [2006] NSWIRComm 316

PROSECUTOR: WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Woodington)

PARTIES: DEFENDANTS: Skyrise Installations Pty Limited Domenico Hans Christian Vullo

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 1173 & 1204 of 2005

CORAM: Staunton J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - pleas of guilty - general principles - foreseeability - objective seriousness of the offences - relative culpability of defendants - general and specific deterrence - defendants have no prior convictions - subjective features taken into consideration - respective financial positions of the defendants considered - penalties imposed - orders as to penalty, moiety and costs.

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Fines Act (1996) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Ferguson v Nelmac Pty Limited (1999) 92 IR 188 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 CASES CITED: Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25: 18 May 2005 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Thompson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA Thorneloe v Filipowski (2001) 52 NSWLR 60