On 13 March 2023, a concrete piling company was sentenced in the Southport Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty.

On 9 March 2023, a solar power company was sentenced in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty pursuant to section 19(2) of the Act.

On 1 March 2023, a plumber was sentenced in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court for breaching section 734(1) of the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with a safety requirement causing bodily harm to a worker. Magistrate Shephard imposed a fine of $5,000.

On 28 February 2023, a company which offers new and used shipping containers for sale or hire was sentenced in the Richlands Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty pursuant to section 19(1) of the Act. The company was fined $45,000.

On 23 February 2023, a roofing contractor (‘the PCBU’) and its director (‘the director’) were sentenced in the Redcliffe Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’) and having failed to comply with their primary health and safety duties pursuant to sections 19(1) and 27(1) of the Act.

On 27 October 2022, a tour company was sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’). The defendant pleaded guilty to failing to comply with its primary health and safety duty, thereby exposing other persons to the risk of death or serious injury.

On 7 February 2023, the defendant was sentenced in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court for numerous breaches of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (‘the Act’). The defendant conducted a business which included the performance of electrical work without holding an electrical contract licence, contrary to section 56 of the Act (Charge 1). Additionally, the defendant, as a person who held a duty pursuant to section 30 of the Act, failed to ensure the business was conducted in a way that was electrically safe, and exposed individuals to a risk of death or serious injury on five separate occasions (Charges 2-6).

On 24 January 2023, a roofing company and its site supervisor were sentenced in the Richlands Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with their health and safety duties pursuant to sections 19(1) and 28(b) of the Act respectively.

On 23 January 2023, a local pig abattoir was sentenced in the Kingaroy Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty that exposed an individual to a risk of death or serious injury.

On 19 January 2023, a 26-year-old electrician who ran an electrical business was sentenced in the Holland Park Magistrates Court for breaching the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) (“the Act”) on multiple occasions by failing to comply with his electrical safety duty pursuant to section 30, and for using a drill on asbestos without complying with the requirements of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld). He was charged with six Category 2 (section 40C) offences, together with a regulatory breach, for which a global fine of $99,600.00 was imposed by way of penalty. The defendant had already faced a disciplinary hearing in 2021 before the Electrical Licensing Committee (“ELC”), where his electrical work licence was cancelled for five years, and his electrical contractor licence was cancelled for 10 years. He had already also been fined $8,000.00 by the ELC.