Inspector Meaghan ONeil v Brickmart (NSW) Pty Limited [2007] NSWIRComm 273

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Meaghan ONeil v Brickmart (NSW) Pty Limited [2007] NSWIRComm 273

Prosecutor: Inspector Meaghan ONeil PARTIES: Defendant: Brickmart (NSW) Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC3034; IRC3035 of 2006

CORAM: Kavanagh J

CATCHWORDS: Two charges against defendant company under s8(1) and s8(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - recognised risk to safety in unloading scaffolding from shipping container - failure to control risk - system of work being redesigned - safe working procedures introduced - no re-training of employees - fatality - general and specific deterrence - principle of totality applicable - penalty imposed

LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Genner Constructions Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Guillarte) (2001) 110 IR 57 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Markarian v R (2005) 215 ALR 213 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 CASES CITED: Thornelloe v Filipowski (2001) 52 NSWLR 60 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Egan) v ATCO Controls Pty Limited (1998) 82 IR 80 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (2001) 109 IR 316 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited & Anor (2000) 95 IR 383