WHS duties

A local council in QLD was fined $125,000 following a child’s serious fall at an aquatic centre, which resulted from poor risk management.

A worker has been fined $30,000 after the tragic death of an elderly man, who became trapped in a disused stairwell.

A Victorian Court has imposed its highest ever penalty for a single safety offence ($2.1 m) against a small business owner and its director.