On 13 January 2023, a cleaning company and its officer were sentenced in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with their primary health and safety duties pursuant to sections 19(1) and 27(1), respectively.

On 20 December 2022 in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, a construction company was sentenced 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.

On 20 December 2022, a labour hire company that provided workers for its parent company in the business of civil, structural, and mechanical engineering work, was sentenced in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court for breaching section 38(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its duty to notify the regulator immediately after becoming aware that a notifiable incident had occurred.

On 8 August 2022, a Darling Downs abattoir was sentenced in the Toowoomba 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.

On 8 December 2022, a scaffolding company was sentenced in the Brisbane 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 7 December 2022 a company and its sole director were fined a total of $25,000 in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court for offences under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 section 32 after its employee contracted Q-fever.

On 1 December 2022, a construction company was sentenced in the Maroochydore 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.

On 3 November 2022, a company which runs a beef cattle business was sentenced in the Roma 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.

On 27 October 2022, the director of a tyre recycling 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 exercise due diligence to ensure the company complied with its primary health and safety duty, thereby exposing workers to the risk of death or serious injury.

On 26 October 2022 an individual (as a person conducting a business or undertaking) was sentenced in the Maryborough Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (“the Act”), having failed to comply with his primary health and safety duty under section 19(1) of the Act.