Inspector Menon v Australian Regional Wholesales Pty Ltd [2009] NSWIRComm 217

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Menon v Australian Regional Wholesales Pty Ltd [2009] NSWIRComm 217 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

PARTIES: Inspector Mohan Menon (Prosecutor) Australian Regional Wholesalers Pty Ltd (Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 612 of 2009

CORAM: Staff J

CATCHWORDS: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - prosecution under s 8(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - wholesale supplier - fall from mezzanine level - employee injured - objective seriousness - foreseeability - general and specific deterrence - subjective considerations - no prior convictions - plea of guilty - penalty imposed.

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

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