Australia, June 11 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 12:
1. BALL JA: The applicant, Edstein Creative Pty Ltd, seeks leave pursuant to r 3.5(5) of the Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW) to appeal out of time against the conviction, following a plea of guilty, and fine of $375,000 imposed on it by Strathdee DCJ on 17 May 2024 for an offence against s 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (the WHS Act) arising from a contravention of s 19(1) of the WHS Act (the Offence). Relevantly, s 19(1) of the WHS Act imposes an obligation on a person conducting a business to "ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of ... workers engaged, or cause...