Inspector James v Paul (No 2) [2011] NSWIRComm 117

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Inspector James v Paul (No 2) [2011] NSWIRComm 117 Hearing dates: 29 June 2011Written submissions:12 July 2011, 26 July 2011 Decision date: 05 September 2011 Jurisdiction: Industrial Court of NSW Before: Boland J President; Walton J Vice-President; Staff J Decision: 1. The respondent Robert Mark Paul is fined an amount of $15,000 with a moiety thereof to the prosecutor. 2. The respondent is to pay the appellant's costs as agreed, or as assessed, of the appeal. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - s 8(1) and s 26(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - appeal by prosecutor upheld - re-sentencing - objective seriousness - deterrence - subjective factors - PRINCIPLES "double jeopardy" - penalty imposed - COSTS - Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 s 8(1), s 26(1); Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001, s 3, s 68A; Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5D - Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 196; Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 10. Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Industrial Relations Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Cases Cited: Department of Mineral Resources (Chief Inspector McKensey) v Berrima Coal Pty Ltd & Anor [2001] NSWIRComm 130; (2001) 105 IR 348 Inspector Neil Buggy v Weathertex Pty Limited [2003] NSWIRComm 273; (2003) 127 IR 60 Inspector James v Paul [2011] NSWIRComm 82 Inspector James v Dekorform Pty Ltd & Paul [2010] NSWIRComm 150 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd (No 3) [2005] NSWIRComm 61 Page v Walco Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] NSWIRComm 39; (2000) 99 IR 163 R v JW [2010] NSWCCA 49 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 142; (2000) 49 NSWLR 700; (2000) 100 IR 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Inspector Wayne James (Appellant) Robert Mark Paul (Respondent) Representation: Counsel Mr M Joseph SC with Mr D Chin (Appellant) Mr P Kite SC with Mr P Coleman (Respondent) Solicitors WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Appellant) Workplace Law (Respondent) File Number(s): IRC 1418 of 2010 Decision under appeal Citation: Inspector James v Dekorform Pty Ltd & Paul [2010] NSWIRComm 150 Date of Decision: 2010-11-12 00:00:00 Before: Marks J File Number(s): IRC 1012 and 1013 of 2008