Inspector Marie Gregory v Boral Construction Materials Group Limited (ACN 000 028 080) [2010] NSWIRComm 76

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Inspector Marie Gregory v Boral Construction Materials Group Limited (ACN 000 028 080) [2010] NSWIRComm 76

PARTIES: Inspector Marie Gregory (Prosecutor) Boral Construction Materials Group Limited (ACN 000 028 080) (Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S): 886 of 2008

CORAM: Backman J

CATCHWORDS: Occupational health and safety - s 8(1) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - work at height - employee at work suspended in a crane work box - risk to safety - failure to have adequate systems in place for selection of contractors and plant - failure to provide adequate information, etc - systems of work in place prior to the offence - reasonable foreseeability - probable consequences - simple steps available to remedy the risk - deterrence - subjective factors - maximum penalty - contribution - whether principle of consistency in sentencing should be applied - penalty - orders

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Fines Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000

Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales (Department of Education and Training) v O'Sullivan (2005) 143 IR 57 CASES CITED: Inspector Aldred v Herbert and others [2007] NSWIRComm 170 Inspector Gregory v S&P Jackson Pty Ltd and Scott Jackson [2009] NSWIRComm 158 Inspector Karen Simpson v Poonindie Pty Ltd (trading as Ted Wilson & Sons) ACN 067 774 985 [2009] NSWIRComm 18 Warman International Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (1998) 80 IR 326