NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Lavercombe v Alto Automobiles Pty Ltd [2007] NSWIRComm 252
PROSECUTOR Inspector David Lavercombe PARTIES: DEFENDANT Alto Automobiles Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2391 of 2006
CORAM: Staff J
CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - Prosecution under s 8(1) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 - Motor vehicle service and repair industry - Explosion caused by the ignition of petrol vapours - Decanting of contaminated fuel from motor vehicle - Apprentice motor mechanic injured - System of work in operation but not followed and defective - Foreseeability - Culpability - General and specific deterrence particularly young and inexperienced workers are employed - Good industrial citizenship - Importance of assistance provided by defendant to injured worker - Importance of defendant notifying WorkCover of new procedures and notifying the industry of its breach and the new procedures introduced - Late plea of guilty - Applicable principles re discount - Offence proven - Penalty imposed
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000
Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Corinthian Industries (Sydney) Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Wilson) (2000) 99 IR 159 Inspector Glass v Foamex Polystyrene Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 100 Inspector Paul Wade v Litchfield Roofing (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWIRComm 394 Inspector Sharpin v A Team Concrete (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWIRComm 182 Inspector Simpson v Tomago Aluminium Co Pty Ltd (unreported, Haylen J, 27 April 2004, matter No 5351 of 2003) Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Maddaford v CSR Limited and Mulgoa Quarries Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 337 Markarian v R (2005) 215 ALR 213 CASES CITED: Morrison v Coal Operations Australia Ltd (No 2) (2005) 141 IR 465 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364 Riley v Australian Grader Hire Pty Ltd (2001) 103 IR 143 R v Gorman (2002) 137 ACrimR 326 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited and Another (1999) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Barbosa) v Newstart 150 Pty Ltd (t/as Stylewise Interiors) (2002) 113 IR 78 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Egan) v Atco Controls Pty Limited (1998) 82 IR 80 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mulder) v Arbor Products International (Australia) Pty Ltd (2001) 105 IR 81 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Ltd (1995) 100 IR 248
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