NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: T & M Industries Pty Ltd v Inspector James [2007] NSWIRComm 85
APPELLANT T & M Industries Pty Ltd PARTIES: RESPONDENT Inspector Wayne James (WorkCover Authority of New South Wales)
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 6603 of 2005
CORAM: Haylen J; Staff J; Backman J
CATCHWORDS: Appeal - Occupational health and safety - Appeal from fines imposed at first instance - Fine alleged to be manifestly unjust and inordinately harsh - Seriousness of offence - Serious injuries suffered - Foreseeability of risk - Work performed by 17 year old boys unsupervised, without training or qualifications operating a forklift - Difficulties in comparing penalties under the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 - Application of Fines Act - Principle of totality - Failure to demonstrate error warranting appellant intervention - Appeal dismissed.
Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Fines Act 1996 LEGISLATION CITED: Industrial Relations Act 1996 Occupational Health & Safety Act 1983 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
Cabonne Shire Council v Environment Protection Authority (2001) 115 LGERA 304 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Department of Mineral Resources (NSW) v A M Hoipo & Sons (2000) 99 IR 137 Haynes v CI & D Manufacturing & anor (No 2) (1995) 60 IR 455 Independent Cargo and Wool Services Pty Ltd v Inspector Mingare (unreported, Fisher CJ, Glynn and Peterson JJ, 10 March 1994) Inspector Elizabeth Benbow v Planada Holdings Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 275 Inspector Green v Camilleri Properties Pty Ltd (2006) 152 IR 156 CASES CITED: Inspector Mason v Wild Geese Building and Maintenance Group Pty Ltd (2006) 157 IR 313 Inspector Wayne James v T & M Industries Pty Ltd & anor [2005] NSWIRComm 424 Manpac Industries Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority (Inspector Glass) (2001) 106 IR 435 Markarian v R (2005) 79 ALJR 1048 Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company Pty Ltd & ors v Inspector McMartin [2006] NSWIRComm 339 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1987-1988) 165 CLR 465 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Dell) v Baradine Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd and another (2002) 120 IR 102 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v MIM Transport Pty Ltd (2002) 112 IR 81 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Green) v Big River Timbers Pty Ltd and anor (2006) 156 IR 341
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