On 16 June 2025, a worker was sentenced in the Richlands Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), for having failed to comply with his health and safety duty as a worker, to take reasonable care that his acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.

On 10 June 2025, a company was sentenced in the Townsville 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(1) of the Act.

On 23 May 2025, James Frizelle’s Automotive Group Pty Ltd trading as Gold Coast Isuzu was sentenced in the Southport 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. A fine of $400,000 was imposed and a conviction was recorded against the corporate defendant.

On 13 May 2025, a tyre fitting company was sentenced in the Mackay Magistrates Court for breaching sections 19 and 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duties.

On 12 May 2025, John Chamberlain (the defendant) was convicted by the Beenleigh Magistrates Court for two offences involving breaching his obligation as a worker under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’).

On 9 May 2025, a metal fabrication company was fined $130,000 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.

On 8 May 2025, a metal fabrication company was fined $75,000 in the Dalby 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.

Note: the decision in this matter is the subject of an appeal.

On 24 April 2025, the operator of a poultry farm was sentenced in the Warwick Magistrates Court for breaching sections 19(1) and 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty.

On 16 April 2025, a licensed basic scaffolder was sentenced in the Cleveland Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with his primary health and safety duty. The basis of the prosecution was that the defendant failed to take reasonable care that his acts or omissions did not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons, and that failure exposed an individual to a risk of serious injury or death.