Workplace prosecutions 2007
Access details of workplace prosecutions completed during 2007 for:
Electrical safety law
| Defendant | Offence | Penalty | *Other costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-Air Conditioning Pty Ltd | Unlicensed electrical worker Unlicensed contractor |
$8,000 | $2,066.50 |
| Bunt, Phillip Noel | Unlicensed electrical worker Unlicensed contractor |
$20,000 | $1,571.25 |
| Cool Cats Pty Ltd | Obligation employer/self-employed Unlicensed electrical contractor False and misleading information |
$18,000 | $3,066.50 |
| Downer Electrical Pty Ltd | Obligation breach employer | $20,000 | $2,566.50 |
| Energex Limited | Obligation breach electrical entity | $17,500 | $5,568.80 |
| Ergon Energy Corporation Limited | Breach of obligation, breach the exclusion zone around 11kv conductor, flash over | $17,500 | $4,066.50 |
| Forman Queensland Pty Limited | Obligation employer/self-employed | $18,000 | $746.80 | Forman Queensland Pty Limited | Obligation employer/self-employed | $18,000 | $746.80 |
| Bruce Forsyth Electrical Pty Ltd | Fatality | $60,000 | $6,439.20 |
| I & C Handley Pty Ltd | Unlicensed contractor | $7,500 Increased from $5,000 on appeal |
$1,566.50 |
| Insulsafe Pty Ltd | Failed to ensure business was electrically safe, fire | $15,000 | $1,066.50 | Macallef, Darren James | Fatality | $5,000 | $2634.31 |
| McEwan, James John | Obligation Offence Installer Unlicensed electrical contractor False and Misleading document |
$20,000 | $2,566.50 |
| McMahon, Brian Robert, executive officer of ATMR Pty Ltd | Executive officer liability | $5,000 | $1,566.50 |
| OBS Equipment Pty Limited | Obligation - employer | $15,000 | $2,605.30 |
| Pope, Peter | Unlicensed electrical worker Unlicensed contractor |
$5,000 | $1,800.30 |
| QR (Queensland Rail) | Obligation breach employer | $35,000 | $2,531.80 |
| Rycroft, Steven Craig | Executive officer's liability | $5,000 | $1,463.30 |
| Songlike Pty Ltd | Importing and distributing unsafe electrical equipment | $20,000 | $1,432.75 |
| Taylor, Shane Thomas | Unlicensed electrical worker Unlicensed contractor |
$5,000 | $1,511.25 |
| Warner, Robert Ronald | Unlicensed electrical work (installation) Unlicensed contractor Failure to comply with wiring rules Obligation failure |
$18,000 | $3,069.50 |
Industrial relations law
| Defendant | Offence | Penalty | *Other costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arden, Nathan executive officer of Collezione Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages Failure to pay wages |
$2,000 $2,000 |
$66.50 $66.50 |
| Boesten, Angela Marie executive officer of Maraya Pty Ltd trading as McKenzie Canvas | Failure to pay wages | $5,000 fine and ordered to pay $4,243.43 wages | $65.30 |
| Calvi, Benito trading as Albertos Restaurant and Pizzeria | Failure to pay wages | $3,000 fine and ordered to pay $2,206 wages and annual leave | $65.30 |
| Centrepoint Health Club Services Pty Ltd | Failure to keep a time and wage record | $5,000 | $65.30 |
| Collezione Pty Ltd | Failure to keep a time and wages record Failure to provide pay advice details Failure to provide pay advice details |
$6,000 $1,500 $1,500 |
$66.50 $66.50 $66.50 |
| Colman, Tyson Lee trading as ACC Cleaning | Failure to pay wages Failure to contribute to the approved superannuation fund Failure to keep a time and wages record Failure to provide pay advice details |
$15,000 total and ordered to pay $10,925.25 wages, pro rata annual leave, and wages in lieu of notice and $1,341.70 occupational superannuation | $266.00 |
| Cordon Bleu International Pty Ltd | Charged work seeker a fee in contradiction of legislation | $1,000 fine and ordered to pay $185 | $66.50 |
| Cubbins, Peter Jeremy formerly trading as Reservoir Corner Store | Failure to pay wages | $1,500 fine and ordered to pay $8,595.60 wages | $66.50 |
| Daki Butcha Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages | $2,500 | $130.80 |
| Daki Butcha Pty Ltd | Failure to keep a time and wages record | $5,000 | $65.40 |
| D’Arcy, Peter William as executive officer of DArcys No.1 Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages | $1,500 fine and ordered to pay $38,275.61 wages | $65.40 |
| D'Arcy's No.1 Pty Ltd | Failure to keep a time and wages record 2 x Failure to provide pay advice details |
$1,500 |
$65.40 $130.80 |
| De Angeli, Walter Arrigo as executive officer of Travel Insurance Australia Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages | $1,800 fine and ordered to pay $2,144.88 wages, annual leave and notice | $66.50 |
| Dengiz, Yasar Taner | Failure to pay wages Failure to keep a time and wages record |
$450 total fines and ordered to pay $396.05 wages |
$66.50 |
| Denton, Michael William executive officer of Micart Pty Ltd trading as Complete K9 Services & Security | Failure to pay wages | $500 fine and orderd to pay $491.28 wages | $66.50 |
| Gullison, Catherine Marie trading as TG's Resort Services | Failure to keep a time and wages record |
$1,500 | $65.40 |
| Jockel, Peter Grigor Executive Officer of Panaga Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages | $3,000 fine and ordered to pay $2001.90 outstanding wages, overtime and pro rata annual leave |
$135.40 |
| Kneeves, Murray Raymond as executive officer of Talltower Pty Ltd, a company trading as Landcrete Landscape Supplies | Failure to pay wages | No fine. Ordered to pay $34,083.51 wages | -- |
| Mabrook Pty Ltd trading as Purely Blue | Failure to pay wages | $15,000 fine and ordered to pay $3,723.60 wages | $66.50 |
| Onsite Direct Realty Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages | No fine. Ordered to pay $15,184.86 wages | $65.30 |
| Onsite Direct Realty Pty Ltd | Failure to keep a time and wages record | $3,000 | $65.30 |
| Orlich, Bernadette Mary trading as Queensland Positive Printing | Failure to pay wages Failure to contribute to the approved superannuation fund |
$1,500 fine and ordered to pay $3,641.43 annual leave and $3,912.90 occupational superannuation | $133.00 |
| Panaga Pty Ltd | Failure to keep time and wages record Failure to provide pay advice details |
$3,000 |
$200.80 |
| Polkinghorne, Roger Bruce | Failure to pay wages Failure to contribute to the approved superannuation fund Failure to keep time and wages record |
$13,500 total fines and ordered to pay $4,474.04 wages, overtime and allowances, and $366 occupational superannuation | $199.50 |
| QC1 Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages | $10,000 fine and ordered to pay $2,132.22 wages | $65.30 |
| Ryland, Charles executive officer of Focusink Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages | No fine. Ordered to pay $524.37 wages | -- |
| Schwennesen, Alfred trading as Toby's of Teneriffe | Failure to pay wages Failure to contribute to the approved superannuation fund Failure to provide pay advice details |
$2,400 fine for all 3 offences and ordered to pay $1,054.63 wages and pro rata annual leave plus $374 occupational superannuation | $199.50 |
| Sechi, Pasqualina trading as Tony's Fruit Shop | Failure to keep a time and wages record | $1,000 | $65.40 |
| Spicer, Warren Kenneth executive officer of Centrix Systems Aust Pty Ltd | Failure to pay wages Failure to contribute to the approved superannuation fund |
$600 total fines for both offences and ordered to pay $1,974.30 pro rata annual leave and $788.30 occupational superannuation | $133.00 |
| Travel Insurance Australia Pty Ltd | Failure to provide pay advice details | $800 | $66.50 |
| Vesper, Terry | Failure to pay wages Failure to keep proper time and wages records Failure to provide pay advice details |
$6,600 total fines and ordered to pay $3,450.00 wages |
$199.50 |
| White, John Cameron trading as John White Property Marketing | Failure to pay wages |
$5,000 fine and ordered to pay $16,932.42 wages, annual leave and notice | $66.50 |
Last updated 9 July 2009
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