Tsougranis v Inspector Carmody (No 2) [2006] NSWIRComm 133

Industrial Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Tsougranis v Inspector Carmody (No 2) [2006] NSWIRComm 133

APPELLANT Luke Tsougranis PARTIES: RESPONDENT Inspector Martin Carmody

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 5468 of 2003

CORAM: Wright J President; Walton J Vice-President; Staff J

CATCHWORDS: Appeal - Leave to Appeal - Occupational Health and Safety - Section 16(1) - Structural Engineer found guilty - Appeal against conviction - Whether burden and standard of proof properly applied - Conduct of Prosecutor - Whether miscarriage of justice - Whether sentence manifestly excessive - Whether trial judge failed to give himself appropriate warnings, cautions or directions concerning evidence - Employer's place of work - Charge not made out - Charge pursuant to s 17 not made out - Appellant acquitted - Miscarriage of justice not made out - Duties of prosecutor - No error committed by trial judge re failure to give himself appropriate warnings, cautions or directions - Section 133 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - Section 165 of the Evidence Act - Appeal upheld - Costs.

Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 5AA Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 133 LEGISLATION CITED: Evidence Act 1995 s 165 Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 196 Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 s 16 s 17

Fingleton v The Queen (2005) 216 ALR 474 Inspector Carmody v Luke Tsougranis (No 3) [2003] NSWIRComm 281 Inspector Clarke v W. L. Meinhardt and Partners Pty Ltd (unreported, Matter Nos 1212 & 1213 of 1990, 30 June 1992) Mainbrace Construction Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Charles) (2000) 102 IR 84 McMillan Britton and Kell Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Blake) (1999) 89 IR 464 R v Kneebone (1999) 47 NSWLR 450 R v Reardon (No 2) (2004) 60 NSWLR 454 CASES CITED: R v Spiteri (2004) 61 NSWLR 369 Tsougranis v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) (2004) 135 IR 356 Whitehorn v The Queen (1983) 152 CLR 657 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Carmody) v Luke Tsougranis (No 2) (2003) 123 IR 419 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Keenan) v Technical and Further Education Commission (1999) 92 IR 251 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Maltby) v AGL Gas Networks Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 370 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v James Hitchcock (2004) 135 IR 377 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Farrell) v Morrison [2001] NSWIRComm 325 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Paine) v Boral John Perry Industries Pty Limited t/as Boral Elevators (unreported, matter No CT 1115 of 1995, 8 August 1996)