WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Henson) v Kingstone Constructions Pty Limited and Brian Willis [2006] NSWIRComm 130

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Henson) v Kingstone Constructions Pty Limited and Brian Willis [2006] NSWIRComm 130

PROSECUTOR WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Henson) PARTIES: DEFENDANTS: Kingstone Constructions Pty Limited Brian Willis

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 4615 and 4616 of 2005

CORAM: Staunton J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - pleas of guilty - second defendant sole director of corporate defendant - general principles - objective seriousness of the offences - foreseeability - general and specific deterrence - no prior convictions - subjective features taken into consideration - personal and professional testimonial material favouring second defendant taken into consideration - penalties imposed - orders as to penalty, moiety and costs.

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001

Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25: 18 May 2005 CASES CITED: R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Thomspon; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131 Thorneloe v Filipowski (2001) 52 NSWLR 60 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Farrell) v David Carl Schrader [2002] NSWIRComm 25