Solo Waste Aust. Pty. Limited v Inspector McDonald [2005] NSWIRComm 106
A corporation acting as trustee for multiple trusts does not acquire separate legal personalities for each trust, and is considered the same legal entity for purposes of prior offence liability under s51A of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983; thus the appellant is a previous offender subject to the higher...
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- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 12 April 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['corporate Trustees' 'prior Offenders' 'statutory Interpretation' 'trust Law']
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Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether a corporate trustee administering multiple trusts is a previous offender under s51A of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983' "Whether the appellant's proper legal identity affects liability as a prior offender under s51A" 'Nature of a trust and its legal status for purposes of occupational health and safety liability']
Ratio Decidendi
A corporation acting as trustee for multiple trusts does not acquire separate legal personalities for each trust, and is considered the same legal entity for purposes of prior offence liability under s51A of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983; thus the appellant is a previous offender subject to the higher penalty.
Court Disposition
appeal dismissed
Orders
- ['The appeal is dismissed.' "The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs as agreed, or in default of agreement, as assessed."]
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