WORKERS' COMPENSATION - APPEAL AGAINST DECISION – whether psychological injury sustained - whether employment the major contributing factor to any injury - whether decompensation causally connected with management action – whether injury arose out of or in the course of reasonable management action.
Lisa Doust appeared for the appellants.
Reasons for the decision can be found here.
CRIMINAL LAW – prosecution – work health and safety – duty of persons undertaking business – duty of employers – risk of death or serious injury – death of employee.
SENTENCE – mitigating factors – aggravating factors – fine – capacity to pay – circumstances – objective seriousness – specific deterrence – general – credit – character - deterrence – appropriate penalty.
SENTENCE PRINCIPLES – parity – totality – community values – remorse – contrition – onerous penalty.
COSTS – prosecution costs.
Michael Seck appeared for the offenders.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.