Hunter Quarries Pty Limited v Morrison; Badior v Morrison [2017] NSWCCA 326

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hunter Quarries Pty Limited v Morrison; Badior v Morrison [2017] NSWCCA 326 Hearing dates: Before Industrial Court of New South Wales 9, 10, 11 November 2015; Before Court of Criminal Appeal 8, 12 April 2016 Date of orders: 19 December 2017 Decision date: 19 December 2017 Before: Walton J; Rothman J; Harrison J Decision: (1) To the extent possible, leave to raise a ground of appeal relating to authority to prosecute refused.

(2) To the extent necessary, application to withdraw plea of guilty refused.

(3) Otherwise, appeal against conviction dismissed.

(4) Appeal against sentence dismissed.

(5) Leave to appeal against costs and moiety orders refused. Catchwords: CRIME – work health and safety – application for withdrawal of plea of guilty and appeal against sentence – relevant principles of withdrawal of plea after sentence discussed – agreed facts below, if accurate, would require conviction – plea insufficiently impugned to warrant withdrawal – application for withdrawal of plea refused – fact findings on sentence open to primary judge – sentence within range – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Mines Inspection Act 1901 (NSW) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) Cases Cited: Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill (1995) 37 NSWLR 150 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Budrodeen v R [2017] NSWCCA 100 Bulga Underground Operations Pty Ltd v Nash [2016] NSWCCA 37 Carrington Slipways Pty Ltd v Callaghan (1985) 11 IR 467 Chevalley v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2011) 82 NSWLR 634; [2011] NSWCA 357 Drake Personnel Ltd (t/as Drake Industrial) v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (1999) 90 IR 432 Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v Morrison (No 4) (2016) 92 NSWLR 1; [2016] NSWIC 4 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kirk Group Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor v WorkCover Authority of NSW & Anor (2006) 66 NSWLR 151; (2006) 154 IR 310; [2006] NSWCA 172 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Kondis v State Transport Authority (formerly Victorian Railways Board) (1984) 154 CLR 672; [1984] HCA 61 Maxwell v The Queen (1996) 184 CLR 501 at 511; [1996] HCA 46 Meissner v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 132 at 157; [1995] HCA 41 Morrison v Hunter Quarries [2009] NSWIRComm 179 New Cap Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (in liq) v Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd [2007] NSWSC 258 Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company Pty Limited & Ors v Inspector McMartin [2006] NSWIRComm 339; 159 IR 121 R v Boag (1994) 73 A Crim R 35 R v Chiron [1980] 1 NSWLR 218 R v Cincotta (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 1 November 1995, unrep) R v Ferrer-Esis (1991) 55 A Crim R 231 R v Martin (1904) 21 WN (NSW) 233 R v Murphy [1965] VR 187 R v Rae (No 2) (2005) 157 A Crim R 182; [2005] NSWCCA 380 R v Toro-Martinez (2000) 114 A Crim R 533; [2000] NSWCCA 216 Reg. v O'Neill [1979] 2 NSWLR 582 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; [2000] HCA 3 Sagiv v R (1986) 22 A Crim R 73 Shannon v Comalco Aluminium Ltd (1986) 19 IR 358 Stephen Finlay McMartin v Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company Pty Limited & others [2004] NSWIRComm 202 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 90 ALJR 1013; [2016] HCA 35 Weissensteiner v R (1993) 178 CLR 217; [1993] HCA 65 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Belley) v Australian Inland Energy Water Infrastructure T/as Australian Inland Energy and Water [2003] NSWIRComm 408 Texts Cited: Christopher Corns, Public Prosecutions in Australia: Law, Policy and Practice, LawBook Co. Thomson Reuters, 2014 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2016/103778: Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd (Appellant) Rodney Morrison (Respondent)