Worksafe prosecutions

Perth Lawyer Richard Graham

Only 11 or 12 Worksafe prosecutions are commenced each year. This is despite Worksafe conducting 8,000+ investigations each year.

The detailed information is publicly available from these websites:

  1. https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/atoms/files/doc_ar_2015-2016.pdf

  2. http://prosecutions.commerce.wa.gov.au/)

Over the last few years I have acted for employers who have been prosecuted. This includes in a workplace fatality case.

Having a lawyer who is experienced is important because:

  • this is a complex area of the law,

  • the penalties can be large.

The small number of prosecutions means only a relatively few lawyers have done this work before.

Also, if you are subject to a Worksafe investigation, you can engage me at the investigation stage to assist you when responding to, and dealing with, Worksafe's investigators.