Inspector Seneviratne v Qantas Airways Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 69

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Seneviratne v Qantas Airways Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 69 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

PROSECUTOR Inspector Mahinda Seneviratne PARTIES: DEFENDANT Qantas Airways Limited

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 4757 of 2004

CORAM: Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational Health and Safety - Prosecution under s 8(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Sub contractor suffered serious burns when an explosion occured whilst filling a fuel tanker - Plea of guilty - Airline industry - Offence proven - Penalty imposed

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations 1999 (R) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610, 99 IR 29 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (Chief Inspector Bruce Robert McKensey) v Kembla Coal & Coke Pty Limited (1999) 92 IR 8 Environment Protection Authority v Sydney Water Corporation Limited (1997) 98 A Crim R 481 Fisher v Samaras Industries Pty Limited (1996) 82 IR 384 Inspector Gill v Qantas Airways Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 326 CASES CITED: Inspector Gregory Maddaford v Graham Gerard Coleman & Anor (2004) 138 IR 21 Inspector Seneviratne v Caltex Petroleum Distributors Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 192 Inspector Stewart v Siemans Dematic Pty Limited (No. 2) (2003) 121 IR 283 Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 467 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v R (2005) 215 ALR 213 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 Warman International Limited v WorkCover Authority (1998) 80 IR 326