On 30 September 2024, a crane auditing company, and one of its employees, were sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for breaching sections 19 and 28 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with their primary health and safety duties.

On 25 September 2024, a licenced asbestos assessor (‘the Defendant’) was found guilty in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court for breaching section 33 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed in his duty under section 19(2) of the Act. The Defendant, as a sole trader, failed to ensure that the health and safety of other persons was not put at risk by the work carried out as part of his business or undertaking.

On 25 September 2024, a small business that fabricated and supplied stone benchtops to the building industry was sentenced in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty pursuant to section 19(1) of the Act.

On 20 September 2024, a roofing 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 owed to its worker.

On 19 September 2024, an individual conducting a business or undertaking which included residential roof cleaning and painting was sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for breaching section 33 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (the Act), having failed to comply with his primary health and safety duty.

On 18 September 2024, a 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 to failing to comply with its primary health and safety duty, thereby exposing workers to the risk of death or serious injury.

On 16 September 2024, a company was sentenced in the Ipswich 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 under section 19(1) of the Act.

On 13 September 2024, an individual who operated a painting business was sentenced in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court for breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’), having failed to comply with its primary health and safety duty.

On 11 September 2024, the defendant, Quinton Marcus Vollmerhausen, appeared at the Maryborough Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to an offence under sections 36(2)(a) and 31(1)(b)(iii) of the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld) (the Act).

On 9 September 2024, a company in the business of producing firewood and its director were sentenced in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court for multiple breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (‘the Act’).