Chevalley v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 357

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Chevalley v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 357 Hearing dates: 30 August 2011 Decision date: 24 November 2011 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Allsop P at [95]; Beazley JA at [96]; Basten JA at [97]; Sackville AJA at [123] Decision: (1) Each summons dismissed. (2) Applicants to pay the costs of the first respondent in this Court. (3) Applicants to pay the costs of the second respondent on a submitting basis. (4) No order as to the costs of the Attorney General (third respondent). [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - constitutional validity of legislation - whether s 26 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 violates the principles underlying Ch III of the Constitution CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - constitutional validity of legislation - whether s 26 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 violates the principles underlying Ch III of the Constitution CRIMINAL LAW - director's liability for corporation's contravention - whether defences in Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 s 26 and s 28 illusory EVIDENCE - admissibility - whether certificate of conviction of corporation admissible and sufficient to prove essential fact of corporation's contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Evidence Act 1995 s 178 PROCEDURE - civil - documents - amendment - refusal to allow amendment - issue not raised by notice given under Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 78B STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 s 26 - whether charges bad in law for failing to particularise steps defendant should have taken to avoid contravention - whether charges bad in law for failing to particularise act or omission of defendant constituting contravention Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5AE Constitution (Cth), s 71, s 77(iii), s 78B Evidence Act 1989 Evidence Act 1995, s 178(1) Industrial Relations Act 1996, s 146C, s 196 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000, s 8, s 12, s 26, s 28, s 105 Cases Cited: APLA Limited v Legal Services Commission of New South Wales [2005] HCA 44; (2005) 224 CLR 322 Baker v R [2004] HCA 45; (2004) 223 CLR 513 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co [1999] HCA 9; (1999) 198 CLR 334 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration [1992] HCA 64; (1992) 176 CLR 1 Commissioner of Taxation v Price [2006] QCA 108; (2006) 2 Qd R 316 Gyspy Jokers Motorcycle Club Inc v Commissioner of Police [2008] HCA 4; (2008) 234 CLR 532 HA Bachrach Pty Ltd v Queensland [1998] HCA 54; (1998) 195 CLR 547Hogan v Hinch [2011] HCA 4; (2011) 85 ALJR 398 Hollington v F Hewthorn & Co Ltd [1943] KB 587 Hookam v The Queen [1994] HCA 52; (1994) 181 CLR 450 Inspector Aldred v Herbert [2007] NSWIRComm 170 Inspector Hayes v Santos and Lorenzo [2009] NSWIRComm 163 Inspector James v Ryan [2009] NSWIRComm 215 Inspector James v Sunny Ngai [2007] NSWIRComm 203 International Finance Trust Co Ltd v New South Wales Crime Commission [2009] HCA 49; (2009) 240 CLR 319 Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [1996] HCA 24; (1996) 189 CLR 51 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Kumar v Ritchie [2006] NSWIRComm 323 Liang v Inspector David Farmer [2010] NSWIRComm 156; (2010) 199 IR 116 Morrison v Powercoal Pty Limited [2004] NSWIRComm 297 Nicholas v The Queen [1998] HCA 9; (1998) 193 CLR 173 Powercoal Pty Limited v Industrial Relations Commission [2005] NSWCA 345; (2005) 64 NSWLR 406 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Trade Practices Tribunal; Ex parte Tasmanian Breweries Pty Ltd (1970) 123 CLR 361 South Australia v Totani [2010] HCA 39; (2010) 242 CLR 1 T & M Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sequeira [2006] NSWIRComm 25 The Prothonotary v Sukkar [2007] NSWCA 341 Williamson v Ah On (1926) 39 CLR 95 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Lane) v Australian Winch & Haulage Co Pty Ltd [2000] NSWIRComm 214 Texts Cited: J Heydon, Cross on Evidence (8th Australian Ed, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Grahame Anthony Chevalley (first applicant) Hilton Ross Grugeon (second applicant) Inspector Rodney Morrison (first respondent) Industrial Court of New South Wales (second respondent) Attorney General of New South Wales (third respondent) Representation: M Thangaraj SC with P Keyzer (first applicant) A Moses SC with D Nagle and D Dinnen (second applicant) R Burbidge QC with M Scott and I Taylor (first respondent) S Lloyd QC with S Robertson (on behalf of the Attorney General) McDonald Johnson Lawyers (first applicant) Greg Murray Solicitor (second applicant) Crown Solicitors Office (first, second and third respondents) File Number(s): 2010/342090 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9105 Citation: Morrison v Chevalley [2010] NSWIRComm 116 Date of Decision: 2010-08-24 00:00:00 Before: Boland J President, Walton J Vice-President, Haylen J, Staff J File Number(s): IRC 956 and IRC 957 of 2007