On 12 August 2025, a sole trader was fined $7,000 in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court for two offences relating to electrical licencing. The defendant contracted for, and performed, electrical work while not the holder of an electrical contractor licence. The defendant also subcontracted his friend ‘A’ and instructed him to perform electrical work knowing that A had never held any type of electrical licence. The offending came to the attention of the investigators when A fell at the workplace and tragically succumbed to his injuries. There is no allegation that the defendant’s failures caused A’s death.