Queensland first: Mining employee sentenced to imprisonment for breach of safety and health laws

Sparke Helmore

In a Queensland first, a metalifferous mine worker has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment for failure to comply with his safety obligations under mining occupational health and safety laws, which resulted in the death of a fellow employee.

Read more of the article by Matthew Smith, Partner of Sparke Helmore and reproduced with permission.

Brisbane Barrister – David Cormack

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David Cormack, Barrister