On 22 May 2026, a company who connected subcontractors with small “handyman” type jobs 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. The legal basis for the complaint was that the defendant, as a person conducting a business, had a primary duty of care to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of its workers; and the defendant failed to comply with that duty; and the failure exposed an individual to a risk of death or serious injury.

On 21 May 2026, a person was sentenced in the Ipswich Magistrates Court for breaching sections 30(1), 40C and 55(1) of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with his primary electrical safety duty and performing unlicensed electrical work.

On 20 May 2025, an individual was fined $5,000 in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court for two offences of making a false or misleading entry in a document required or permitted to be kept under the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (‘the Scheme’).

On 19 May 2026, a family-run farming company was sentenced in the Goondiwindi 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 15 May 2026 a forklift operator was sentenced in the Kingaroy 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 12 May 2026, a chemical manufacturing plant was sentenced in the Bundaberg 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. The company’s director was also sentenced for breaching section 32 of the Act, having failed to exercise due diligence to ensure the company complied with the primary duty of care it owed.

On 6 May 2026, the defendant, a company that operated cattle stations, was convicted of an offence against the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’). Specifically, the defendant had a duty of care, the defendant failed to comply with that duty, and the failure exposed others to a risk of death or serious injury.

On 30 April 2026, an irrigation company was sentenced in the Warwick Magistrates Court for breaching section 40C of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) (‘the Act’). The defendant held an electrical safety duty, and failed to comply with that duty, and the failure exposed an individual to a risk of death or serious injury or illness.

On 24 April 2026, a concrete pumping 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(1) of the Act.

On 10 April 2026, the defendants (a sole trader running a residential construction business and a foreman for that business) were sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for failing to comply with their duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’).