Inspector Green v The Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Commerce) [2006] NSWIRComm 368

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Green v The Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Commerce) [2006] NSWIRComm 368

PROSECUTOR: Inspector Ritchie Green PARTIES: DEFENDANT: The Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Commerce formerly Department of Public Works and Services)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 7051 and 7052 of 2004

CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Boland J

CATCHWORDS: Costs - Occupational health and safety - Reference of questions of law - Power of Full Bench to make costs order - Consideration of approach to be adopted in awarding costs - Costs order made.

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 5AE LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 257B Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 168 s 181 s 187 s 193 s 196 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 s 10

Environmental Protection Authority of NSW v Goulburn Wool Scour Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCCA 439 Inspector Wolf v Rockdale Beef Pty Limited [2005] NSWIRComm 163 Inspector Wolf v Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 280 CASES CITED: Inspector Wolf v Rockdale Beef Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] NSWIRComm 365 Re the Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Dawson) v Plastachem Pty Ltd and Ors (2001) 110 IR 351 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Lucon (Australia) Pty Limited (2003) 124 IR 459