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Independent WHS Prosecutor secures $3M fine in first industrial manslaughter conviction

11 June 2020

On 11 June 2020, in the Brisbane District Court, Australia’s first conviction and sentence for industrial manslaughter was handed down. The defendant, Brisbane Auto Recycling Pty Ltd, had on 3 April 2020 entered a guilty plea to one offence contrary to s34C of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

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Published 11 June 2020
Last updated 17 June 2020

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