NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Patton v Western Freight Management Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWIRComm 124
PROSECUTOR: Inspector John Patton PARTIES: DEFENDANT: Western Freight Management Pty Limited
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 3547 of 2006
CORAM: Boland J President
CATCHWORDS: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - sentencing - road transport industry - employee crushed by reversing truck - fatality - sentencing considerations - objective seriousness - known risk - simple remedial steps available - mitigating factors - steps taken following incident - remorse and contrition - parity and consistency - penalty imposed.
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2008
Alcatel Australia Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Clyant) (1996) 70 IR 99 Ampol Ltd v Environment Protection Authority (Court of Criminal Appeal, 26 October 1995, unreported) Cahill v State of New South Wales (Department of Community Services) (No 4) [2008] NSWIRComm 201 Cahill v State of New South Wales (Department of Community Services) (No 3) [2008] NSWIRComm 123 Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales [2000] NSWIRComm 71; 49 NSWLR 610 Corinthian Industries (Sydney) Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Wilson) [2000] NSWIRComm 46; 99 IR 159 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (Chief Inspector Terrey) v A M Hoipo & Sons Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 16; 99 IR 137 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (McKensey) v Kembla Coal and Coke Pty Ltd (1999) 92 IR 8 Inspector Elizabeth Benbow v Planada Holdings Pty Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 275 Inspector Mayo-Ramsay (WorkCover Authority of NSW) v The Crown in the Right of the State of New South Wales (NSW Fire Brigades)(No 2) [2007] NSWIRComm 168 Inspector Patton v Star Track Express Pty Ltd [2007] NSWIRComm 192 Inspector Patton v Western Freight Management Pty Ltd [2008] NSWIRComm 217 CASES CITED: Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (No 3) [2005] NSWIRComm 61; 147 IR 117 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 Siganto v The Queen [1998] HCA 74; 194 CLR 656 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Lai) v Rexma Pty Ltd [2008] NSWIRComm 78; 172 IR 210 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Maddaford) v Coleman [2004] NSWIRComm 317; 138 IR 21 WorkCover Authority (NSW) v ACI Operations Pty Ltd (Industrial Court of New South Wales, Schmidt J, 25 February 1994, unreported) WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Belley) v Rail Infrastructure Corporation [2001] NSWIRComm 323; 111 IR 442 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) v Qantas Airways Limited [2002] NSWIRComm 258; 119 IR 8 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Mulder) v Yass Shire Council [2000] NSWIRComm 57; 99 IR 284 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Hitchcock [2005] NSWIRComm 34; 139 IR 439 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Lyons) v Warman International Ltd [2001] NSWIRComm 62; 105 IR 236 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Penfold) v Fernz Construction Materials Ltd (1999) 91 IR 119
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