On 16 July 2025, a person conducting a business or undertaking was sentenced in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court for breaching section 38(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to report a notifiable incident to the regulator immediately.

On 14 July 2025, a large business that produced and supplied cardboard products was sentenced in the Ipswich Magistrates Court for breaching section 46 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) ('the Act'), having failed to comply with its duty to consult, cooperate and coordinate with other duty holders.

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.