On 6 July 2026 a 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.

On 3 July 2026, the defendant, a coal mine operator, was sentenced in the Mackay Magistrates Court for breaching section 34(e)(i) of the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to ensure that the risk to coal mine workers while at the mine was at an acceptable level as required by section 41(1)(a) of the Act.

On 26 June 2026, a business was sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court by Her Honour Magistrate Kelly for a single Category 2 offence.

On 26 June 2026 two workers were 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 their health and safety duties.

On 23 June 2026 a mining contractor (company) was sentenced in the Emerald Magistrates Court for breaching its obligation to comply with the mine’s safety and health management system contrary to section 34(b)(i) and 43(1)(b) of the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (‘the Act’).

On 18 June 2026, the defendant, after entering a plea of not guilty, was convicted after trial in the Southport Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed in their duty under section 28(b) to take reasonable care that their acts or omissions did not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.

On 18 June 2026, a solar installation company was sentenced in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld). The defendant pleaded guilty to failing to comply with its primary health and safety duty, thereby exposing workers to the risk of death or serious injury.

On 18 June 2026, the defendant, a supervisor at a coal mine, was convicted in the Moranbah Magistrates Court of an offence contrary to section 39(1)(c) and 34(e)(iii) of the Coal Mining Safety & Health Act 1999 (Qld) (‘the Act’) (superseded version from 1 March 2023 to 3 December 2023). The defendant, a person at a coal mine, had an obligation to take any reasonable and necessary course of action to ensure anyone is not exposed to an unacceptable level of risk (section 39(1)(c) of the Act). The defendant failed that obligation (section 34(e)(iii) of the Act).

On 16 June 2026, a small roofing company was sentenced in the Dalby Magistrates Court for breaching section 40C of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) (‘the Act’), by failing to comply with its primary electrical safety duty.

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.