A concreting company has pleaded guilty to a Category 2 offence under s.40C of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (the Act) at a hearing at Toowoomba Magistrates Court on 25 March 2020, for failing to conduct its business in a way that was electrically safe and exposing people to a risk of serious injury or death. That offence related to a failure to comply with an electrical safety duty under s.30(1) of the Act. The sole director also pleaded guilty to a breach of s.55 of the Act, for conducting electrical work without an electrical work license. The company was fined $35,000 and the director was fined $7,500.

An edge protection company and its sole director have pleaded guilty to offences under s.32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (the Act). The defendants were charged for breaching their respective duties under s.19 and s.27 of the Act. On 13 March 2020, in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, the defendants were fined a total of $55,000.

A small family-run business specialising in the supply and fitting of window glass to heavy machinery was charged with two offences pursuant to s32 of Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Act) for breaching the duty it held under s19(1) of the Act. On 20 February 2020, the defendant company pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Holland Park Magistrates Court.

A specialty wholesale bakery Wild Breads Pty Ltd, held duties under s19 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (the Act).

The defendant local council owns and operates a waste transfer station (WTS) at Burges Road, Allora.

Two company officers of a small business which ran pay for entry events on school holidays with inflatable rides held duties under s.27 and s.19 respectively of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Act). On 14 January 2020, the defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced in the Holland Park Magistrates Court for breaching s.32 of the Act, having failed to meet their respective work health and safety duties.