NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Howard v Connell Wagner Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWIRComm 200
Inspector Dennis Howard (Prosecutor) PARTIES: Connell Wagner Pty Ltd (Defendant in IRC 2006/2576) CW-DC Pty Ltd (Defendant in IRC 2006/2579)
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2576 and 2579 of 2006
CORAM: Staff J
CATCHWORDS: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY – prosecution under s 8(1) and s 10(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 – Cross City Tunnel Project - defendants engaged to provide design consultation services to constructors of the tunnel - roof collapse in Bypass Ventilation Tunnel - fatality - sentencing - objective seriousness - risk of serious injury - foreseeability - simple remedial measures - general and specific deterrence - subjective features - contrition - co-operation with WorkCover - good corporate citizenship - no prior convictions - penalty imposed - moiety - costs
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
Inspector Howard v Connell Wagner Pty Ltd [2009] NSWIRComm 94 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610; (2000) 99 IR 29 Corinthian Industries (Sydney) Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Wilson) (2000) 99 IR 159 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 8 Inspector Howard v Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd [2009] NSWIRComm 92 Lavercombe v Alto Automobiles Pty Ltd [2007] NSWIRComm 252 CASES CITED: Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority (NSW) (1999) 90 IR 464 Maddaford v CSR Limited and Mulgoa Quarries Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 337 Morrison v Coal Operations Australia Ltd (No 2) (2005) 141 IR 465 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (2003) 130 IR 364 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Gorman (2002) 137 ACrimR 326 Rodney Morrison v Wambo Coal Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 189 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited and Another (2000) 95 IR 383
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