NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Stephen Gill v Wayne Thomas Fisher & Ors [2007] NSWIRComm 83
Prosecutor: Inspector Stephen Gill
First Defendant: PARTIES: Wayne Thomas Fisher Second Defendant: Paul Francis Stapleton Third Defendant: Lachlan Valley RailFreight Pty Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC2615; IRC2616; IRC2617 of 2006
CORAM: Kavanagh J
CATCHWORDS: s26(1) and s8(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - corporate defendant and individual defendants (directors as controlling minds of the corporation) - unsafe system of work for shunters - riding on top or side of wagons on moving trains - industry practice no defence - risk obvious - corporation more culpable given knowledge of safer alternative system - s6 of Fines Act 1996, s10 of Crimes (Sentencing and Procedure) act 1999 considered - penalties imposed
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Fines Act 1996
Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Maltby) [2004] NSWIRComm 270 Camilleri's Stock Feeds Pty Limited v Environment Protection Authority (1993) 32 NSWLR 683 Capral Aluminium Limited v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Mayo-Ramsay) (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Haynes v CI&D Manufacturing Pty Limited (1995) 60 IR 149 Inspector Ken Kumar v David Aylmer Ritchie [2006] NSWIRComm 323 Lawrenson Diecasting Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector James Swee Ch'ng) (1999) 90 IR 464 CASES CITED: Markarian v R (2005) 215 ALR 213 Millner v Raith (1942) 66 CLR 1 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Tyler v Sydney Electricity (1993) 47 IR 1 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (2001) 109 IR 316 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Ltd (1995) 100 IR 248 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonalds (Aust) Pty Ltd (1999) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Insp Page) v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Limited & Anor (No 2) 99 IR 163
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