Inspector Mayo-Ramsay v Caines Pty Limited & Ors [2006] NSWIRComm 223

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Mayo-Ramsay v Caines Pty Limited & Ors [2006] NSWIRComm 223

PROSECUTOR Inspector Rosalie Mayo-Ramsay

FIRST DEFENDANT Caines Pty Limited (in liquidation) PARTIES: SECOND DEFENDANT Frank Heagney

THIRD DEFENDANT Graham Hislop

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 764, 765, 766, 767, 770, 771 of 2005

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Prosecutions under s 15(1), 16(1) and 50(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 - Oil seed extraction industry - Three employees received fatal burns from an explosion in seed crushing mill - Corporate defendant in liquidation - Ex parte proceedings - Personal defendants pleaded guilty - Comprehensive failures to ensure safety of employees and others - Corporate defendant found guilty - Significance of general deterrence - Penalties imposed on all defendants

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 LEGISLATION CITED: Dangerous Goods (General) Regulation 1999 (Repealed) Fines Act 1996 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983

Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Maltby) (2004) 135 IR 317 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environmental Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) v Keenan (2001) 105 IR 181 Department of Mineral Resources of New South Wales (McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Limited (1999) 92 IR 8 Drake Personnel Ltd t/a Drake Industrial v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 432 Ferguson v Nelmac Pty Limited (1999) 92 IR 188 Fletcher Constructions Australia Limited v WorkCover Authority (Inspector Fischer) (1999) 91 IR 66 Inspector Atkins v Network Production Personnel Pty Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 71 Inspector Elizabeth Benbow v Planada Holdings Pty Limited [2001] NSWIRComm 275 Inspector Jones v T Helsby & Sons Contracting Pty Ltd (No 2) [2004] NSWIRComm 57 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 CASES CITED: Maddaford v CSR Limited and Mulgoa Quarries Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 337 Markarian v R (2005) 215 ALR 213 McColl v John Watson Building Services Pty Ltd and Dowdon Contracting Pty Ltd (2004) 137 IR 310 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Dawson (1990) 37 IR 110 Haynes v C I & D Manufacturing Pty Limited; Callaghan v CI & D Industries Pty Ltd (1995) 60 IR 149 WorkCover Authority (Inspector Yeung) v Wilson (t/as Wilson's Tree Service) (2005) 143 IR 187 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited and Anor (2000) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mansell) v Chen (2004) 137 IR 33 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mansell) v Robert Josef (2004) 137 IR 241 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Page) v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd (No. 2) (2000) 99 IR 163 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Glass) v ACI Operations Pty Limited [1994] NSWIRComm 11 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Maltby) v Josef & Sons Contracting Pty Limited (In Liquidation) [2005] NSWIRComm 425