NSW Caselaw
Industrial Court of New South Wales
CITATION: Inspector Michael Dall v Brambles Australia Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 213 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
Prosecutor: PARTIES: Inspector Michael Dall Defendant: Brambles Australia Ltd
FILE NUMBER(S): IRC5608 of 2004
CORAM: Kavanagh J
CATCHWORDS: OHS – s10(1), s10(4), s28 - plea of not guilty – failure to ensure premises were safe and without risk to health – breaches of the Act, regulations and associated standards for conduct of demolition – work performed by subcontractor – defendant a controller on site – defendant not one with limited control - no notification of proposed collapse to defendant as controller on site – defendant guilty of breach – failure to ensure safe premises - application of s28 of Act - not reasonably practical for defendant to comply with s10 in the circumstances – prosecution dismissed
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED: Fines Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
Cullen v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1989) 31 IR 207 Johnson v Miller (1937) 59 CLR 467 Mclean v Tedman (1984) 155 CLR 311 McMillan Britton v Kell Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority (1999) 89 IR 464 Oldschool v Gleeson (Construction) Ltd (1976) 4 BLR 103 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Gregory Thomas Dawson (1990) 37 IR 110 Stephen Finlay McMartin v Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company Pty Limited & Ors Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass [1972] AC 153 CASES CITED: Tsougranis v Inspector Carmody (No 2) [2006] NSWIRComm 133 Wilson & Clyde Coal Co Ltd v English (1937) 3 All ER 628 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Byer) v Cleary Bros (Bombo) Pty Ltd (2001) 110 IR 182 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Mansell) v Daly Smith Corporation (Australia) Limited & Anor [2004] NSWIRComm 349 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Glass) v Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd (1999) 101 IR 239 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Twynam-Perkins) v Maine Lighting Pty Ltd (1995) 100 IR 248 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp. Mayo-Ramsay) v Maitland City Council (1998) 83 IR 362 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonalds (Aust) Pty Ltd (2000) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Downie) v Menzies Property Services (2004) 136 IR 449
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