Inspector Walker v Earthquake Promotions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWIRComm 5

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Inspector Walker v Earthquake Promotions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWIRComm 5 Hearing dates: 17 December 2013 Decision date: 20 February 2014 Before: Boland J, President Decision: (1) The defendant is convicted of the charge in the amended application for order. (2) The defendant is fined an amount of $40,000 with a moiety to the prosecutor. (3) The defendant shall pay one-third of the prosecutor's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - Amusement Rides and Devices Industry - Persons on ride injured when gondola of ferris wheel detached and fell 3-4 metres to the ground - Prosecution under section 8(2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 - Plea of guilty to amended charge - Sentencing principles - Fine imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Fines Act 1996 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Cases Cited: Capral Aluminium Ltd v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2000] NSWIRComm 71; (2000) 49 NSWLR 610 Department of Mineral Resources of NSW (Chief Inspector Terrey) v A M Hoipo & Sons Pty Ltd (2000) 99 IR 137 Ferguson v Nelmac Pty Limited (1999) 92 IR 188 Inspector Cook v State of New South Wales (NSW Police Force) [2013] NSWIRComm 114 Inspector Fraser v Karabelas (No 2) [2011] NSWIRComm 153 Inspector Green v Camilleri Properties Pty Limited [2006] NSWIRComm 90; (2006) 152 IR 156 Inspector Walker v Earthquake Promotions Pty Ltd [2013] NSWIRComm 56 Inspector Yeung v Donald Edwin Wilson t/as Wilson's Tree Service [2005] NSWIRComm 158; (2005) 143 IR 187 Maddaford v CSR Limited and Mulgoa Quarries Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 337 Manpac Industries Pty Ltd (formerly t/a Pacific Concrete & Quarries Pty Ltd) v WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Glass) (2001) 106 IR 435 McColl v John Watson Building Services Pty Ltd [2004] NSWIRComm 353 R v Dib [2003] NSWCCA 117 Rodney Morrison v Powercoal Pty Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 416 WorkCover Authority (NSW) (Inspector Egan) v Atco Controls Pty Ltd (1998) 82 IR WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Ankucic) v McDonald's Australia Limited and Anor [2000] NSWIRComm 277; (2000) 95 IR 383 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Hopkins) v Profab Industries Pty Ltd (2000) 100 IR 64; (2000) 49 NSWLR 700 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Robert Mayell) v D J Gleeson Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 363 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Inspector Mansell) v Chen and Obing Pty Ltd t/as Old But New [2004] NSWIRComm 247 WorkCover Authority of NSW v D J Gleeson Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 363 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Inspector Walker (Prosecutor) Earthquake Promotions Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C McGee for Prosecutor Solicitor: C Stevenson for Defendant WorkCover Authority (Prosecutor) A Ace Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): IRC 1917 of 2011