From July 1, Victorian employers that fail to meet health and safety obligations face tough new penalties should their negligence lead to a worker dying on the job.
New era for workplace health and safety Read More »
A West Australian coal miner has been fined $210,000 over the death of a worker at a Collie mine site in 2018.
WA court fines Griffin Coal $210,000 Read More »
A Brisbane car wrecking yard has been fined $3m after a worker died in an accident last year.
Car wrecking yard fined $3 million Read More »
Health Minister Greg Hunt has warned manufacturers, importers and sellers of protective face masks that anyone found distributing counterfeit or faulty items in breach of national standards will face court action.
Health Minister tells dodgy face mask sellers they ‘will be prosecuted’ Read More »
A building company and its subcontractors have been fined a total of $620,000 after one man was killed and another injured when a brick wall fell on them at a Sydney building site.
Company fined over fatal NSW wall collapse Read More »
Otago Rural Management Limited was fined $270,937 at the Queenstown District Court after the worker was injured by a falling gate in June 2017.
NZ company fined $270,000 after workplace injury Read More »
A Bayswater company has been fined after an employee was left with “traumatic” injuries when gas cylinders in his ute blew up.
Bayswater company cops heavy fine Read More »
Zammit Ham & Bacon Curers Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $75,000 after pleading guilty to a breach of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, after an incident resulting in the serious injury of an employee at its Pendle Hill worksite in September 2017.
Meat production company prosecuted Read More »
A contractor at a nickel mine in Western Australia’s south east has been fined $11,000 after a machine loaded with pipes rolled and almost injured his daughter and another employee.
Ravensthorpe nickel mine contractor fined over accident Read More »
The Queensland firm has been linked to a series of collapsed deals to supply large quantities of rapid Covid-19 test kits
Australian company Promedical fined $63,000 for false claims about Covid-19 test kits Read More »
A solar company has been ordered to fork over more than $14,000 for shoddy safety measures after a worker fell to his death in Melbourne.
Solar company fined over Vic man’s death Read More »
Indervon has pleaded guilty in the Alice Springs Local Court today for failing to provide adequate training, instruction and supervision, which lead to the death of one of its drivers.
Alice Springs fuel company fined for truckie’s death Read More »
A construction company has been convicted and fined $450,000 after a worker tragically plunged three metres and was impaled in a steel bar at a worksite in Sydney’s north.
Construction company fined $450K Read More »
Is a working-from-home injury (or even death) compensable under the workers compensation scheme? The Court of Appeal has examined these issues in the following case.
Working from home – workers compensation laws. Read More »
As workplaces move to a work from home arrangement, it’s raised the issue of whether workers who catch Coronavirus while working from home are able to pursue workers compensation claims.
Who is legally liable if workers catch coronavirus whilst working? Read More »
