Work Health & Safety

WorkCover NSW can prosecute business owners for a variety of criminal offences.

In particular WorkCover may prosecute business owners where

• An accident has occurred where a worker (or other person) has died or been injured
• Where unsafe work methods or conditions are assessed to exist

Offences under relevant Work Health Safety legislation carry significant penalties for both individuals and companies.

Examples include penalties of

• for offences where a failure to discharge a work health safety duty exposes an individual to a risk of death or serious injury or illness.( fines up to $3m for a corporation, $600,000 for an individual and/or 5 years imprisonment)

for offences where a person or business fails to comply with a work health safety duty ( fines up to $500,000 for a corporation, $100,000 for an individual)

Work Health & Safety Services at Bennett Law

Bennett Law provides specialist legal services and representation to firms and individuals facing WorkCover legal action, including those facing prosecution for offences.

If you are facing prosecution by WorkCover two factors are important

• Having representation by an experienced criminal lawyer
• Being represented by a lawyer who has specialist work health safety knowledge

Chris Bennett, Principal Solicitor at Bennett Law combines specialist accredited criminal qualifications with tertiary qualifications in work health and safety.

As a result he can provide specialised advice and representation to firms and individuals facing legal action by WorkCover.

If you are facing prosecution contact us at Bennett Law to discuss your situation.