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.

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.