SafeWork NSW v Neville George Hetherington [2019] NSWDC 11

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SafeWork NSW v Neville George Hetherington [2019] NSWDC 11 Hearing dates: 10 December 2018 Date of orders: 11 February 2019 Decision date: 11 February 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: (1) Paragraphs 14(a) and 14(f) of the Summons are struck out. (2) I grant leave to the prosecutor to re-plead the allegations set out in those sub-paragraphs. (3) I grant leave to the prosecutor to re-plead the allegations in [14(b)] and [14(c)] of the Summons, if so advised. (4) In each sub-paragraph of [14] of the Summons the words in italics in [53] of this Judgment are struck out. (5) I direct that the prosecutor file and serve an Amended Summons on or before 5pm on 23 February 2019. (6) I will hear the parties on costs. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – prosecution – Work Health & Safety – duty of persons undertaking business - risk of death or serious injury CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – pleadings – strike out – amendment of Summons – application to quash Summons refuse – application for stay refused – parts of Summons struck out – leave to replead Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Cases Cited: Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd v R (2012) 246 CLR 92 Barron v Attorney-General (1987) 10 NSWLR 215 Barton v The Queen (1980) 147 CLR 75 Carrington Slipways Pty Ltd v Callaghan (1985) 11 IR 467 Inspector Aldred v Herbert [2007 NSWIRComm 170 Inspector Hayes v Santos and Lorenzo [2009] NSWIRComm 163 Inspector Kumar v Ritchie [2006] NSWIRComm 323 Jago v District Court (NSW) (1989) 168 CLR 23 John L Pty Ltd v Attorney-General (NSW) (1987) 163 CLR 508 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531 Laing O'Rourke (BMC) Pty Ltd v Kirwin [2011] WASCA 117 McKie v Al-Hassani [2015] ACTIC 1 R v Board of Trustees of the Science Museum [1993] 1 WLR 1171 R v Janceski (2005) 64 NSWLR 10 R v Rushton [1967] VR 842 S v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 266 Slivak v Lurgi (Aust) Pty Ltd (2001) 205 CLR 304 Thiess Pty Ltd v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 78 NSWLR 94 Universal Telecasters (Qld) Ltd v Guthrie (1978) 18 ALR 531 Walsh v Tattersall (1990) 188 CLR 77 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 WorkCover Authority v Daly Smith Corporation [2004] NSWIRComm 349 Texts Cited: Barry Sherriff and Michael Tooma, Understanding the Model Work Health and Safety Act (Wolters Kluher) Category: Principal judgment Parties: SafeWork NSW v Neville Hetherington Representation: Counsel: Mr Hammond (Prosecutor) Mr Barry (Defendant)