SafeWork NSW | Wumbulgal Agriculture Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $555,000 in the Industrial Court of NSW as a result of a prosecution by SafeWork NSW.
The proceedings arose from an incident in February 2023 involving a fatal injury to a worker who was using a quad bike when he struck a mound at speed.
Wumbulgal Agriculture Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to an offence pursuant to section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) for failing to comply with its health and safety duty to workers under section 19(1) of the Act.
The Court also made an order for Wumbulgal Agriculture Pty Ltd to arrange for its workers to undertake a side-by-side vehicle training course and provide evidence of satisfactory completion of the training to SafeWork NSW.
Wumbulgal Agriculture Pty Ltd has the right to appeal against its sentence.
