On 20 March 2026, a company director was sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for breaching section 155(5) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with a section 155 notice requesting information and documents.

On 13 March 2026, a small construction business (‘the Defendant’) 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.

On 4 March 2026, an electrical contracting business was sentenced in the Warwick Magistrates Court for breaching section 192(2) of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) (‘the Act’), offence to give false or misleading information.

On 26 February 2026 the manager and worker of a solar installation company was sentenced in the Gympie Magistrates Court in relation to two charges of breaching sections 40C, 39 and 55 of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) (‘the Act’) when he installed an off-grid solar power system on a dwelling at Lagoon Pocket.

On 18 February 2026, a commercial tour company was sentenced in the Mackay Magistrates Court for breaching section 23 of the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’). The defendant pleaded guilty to failing to comply with its primary health and safety duty.

On 29 January 2026, an individual was sentenced in the Holland Park Magistrates Court for failing to comply with two health and safety duties relating to asbestos work on a roof, contrary to section 33 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’).

On 22 January 2026, a steel supplier, processor and distributor was sentenced in the Mackay 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.
The incident occurred on 18 July 2022 at a warehouse facility in the Bundaberg region. Two of the workers, a licensed forklift driver and boilermaker who had been employed for four years, and a 19-year-old labourer, with no experience in lifting or lifting equipment and in his fifth week of work, were involved in the incident.

On 20 March 2023, a roofing company was sentenced in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with their primary health and safety duties pursuant to section 19(1) of the Act. As a result of that failure, an employee of the company fell through a skylight and suffered serious injuries. The company was fined $30,000 at first instance.

On 28 November 2025, 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.