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, a solar installation company was sentenced in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. 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 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.

On 22 May 2026 a cabinetry manufacturer was sentenced in the Noosa Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’). The defendant pleaded guilty having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty, thereby exposing workers to the risk of death or serious injury.

On 21 May 2026, a person was sentenced in the Ipswich Magistrates Court for breaching sections 30(1), 40C and 55(1) of the Electrical Safety Act 2002 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with his primary electrical safety duty and performing unlicensed electrical work.

On 20 May 2025, an individual was fined $5,000 in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court for two offences of making a false or misleading entry in a document required or permitted to be kept under the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (‘the Scheme’).

On 20 May 2026 a construction and project management company was sentenced in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’). The defendant pleaded guilty having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty thereby exposing workers to the risk of death or serious injury.

On 19 May 2026, a family-run farming company was sentenced in the Goondiwindi 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 15 May 2026 a forklift operator was sentenced in the Kingaroy 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.