On 13 October 2023, a company which provided services involving cranes was sentenced in the Gympie 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 13 October 2023, a crane operator (‘the worker) was sentenced in the Gympie Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with his duty to ensure that his acts did not adversely affect the health and safety of other individuals.

On 27 September 2023, a forklift operator in the role of manager/supervisor was sentenced in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court for failing to comply with his duty owed pursuant to section 28(b) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, breaching section 32 of the Act.

On 18 September 2023 a qualified electrician was fined $4,000 in the Southport Magistrates Court for two breaches of section 40C of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with his electrical safety duties pursuant to sections 39(a) and 39(b) of the Act.

On 15 September 2023, a company that operated a business as a principal contractor of commercial construction projects was sentenced in the Brisbane 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 5 September 2023, a scrap metal recycling company was sentenced in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court for failing to comply with a health and safety duty, and in doing so, exposing workers to a risk of death or serious injury.

On 8 September 2023, a worker was sentenced in the Gladstone Magistrates Court for breaching section 43 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’). The defendant was found guilty of performing work without the appropriate high risk work licence.

On 8 September 2023, in the Gympie Magistrates Court, a partner of a small concreting business pleaded guilty to a section 32 (Category 2) offence pursuant to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, having failed to discharge his primary health and safety duty pursuant to section 19(2). The defendant had failed to ensure that, so far as was reasonably practicable, the health and safety of other persons was not put at risk from work carried out as part of the conduct of the business. He was fined $80,000 and was ordered to pay $1601.40 in prosecution costs and filing fees. No conviction was recorded.

On 30 August 2023, a 31-year-old licenced electrician who ran an electrical business was sentenced in the Brisbane 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. He was charged with three Category 2 (section 40C) offences.

On 28 August 2023, a worker was sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for failing to comply with his duty pursuant to section 28(b) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 to take reasonable care with his actions, breaching section 32of the Act.