NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Shaw v Du Pont (Australia) Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 116
APPELLANT Inspector Sandra Shaw PARTIES: RESPONDENT Du Pont (Australia) Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 3659 of 2005
CORAM: Wright J President; Marks J; Backman J
CATCHWORDS: Appeal - Occupational health and safety - Application for leave to appeal - Magistrate's application of s 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 without having been asked to do so - Denial of natural justice - Inappropriate to apply s 10 - Leave to appeal granted - Consideration of appropriate penalty - Objective seriousness of the offence - General and specific deterrence considered - Discount applied - Double jeopardy - Penalty imposed - Respondent convicted - Costs.
Crimes Act 1900 s 556A LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 s 8(1)
Inspector Downie v Menzies Property Services Pty Ltd (2004) 136 IR 449 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd & Anor (No. 3) (2005) 147 IR 117 CASES CITED: Morrison v Waratah Engineering Pty Ltd (2005) 139 IR 186 U-RECT-IT Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector de Silva) [2004] NSWIRComm 266 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Buggy) v Weathertex Pty Ltd (2003) 127 IR 60
HEARING DATES: 17/02/2006, 08/03/2006
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/07/2006
APPELLANT Ms P MacDonald of counsel Solicitor: Mr J Doo Shaw Mead Solicitors LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: RESPONDENT Mr R Crow of counsel Solicitor: Mr M Diamond McCarthy Ausgroup Pty Ltd
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