On 8 April 2022, following a five-day trial before His Honour Judge Smith in the District Court at Brisbane, Illawarra Enterprises (Qld) Pty Ltd (“the company”) and its director Michael Walsh, were each found guilty of breaching section 31 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with their respective health and safety duties pursuant to sections 19 and 27 of the Act. The company was fined $300 000. Mr Walsh was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, wholly suspended for an operational period of 12 months. A conviction was recorded against each of the defendants.