Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
14 December 2020
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$300,000 and then taking into account financial capacity - $25,000 at $5,000 over 5 years 

Safety lessons learned:

It was reasonably practicable for Ironhide Roofing Limited to have:

  • Developed, implemented and maintained an effective safe system of work for the work on the roof that was in accordance with industry guidance;
  • Provided a safe work environment by ensuring workers could not access, or fall through, skylights, in accordance with industry guidance; and
  • Being a PCBU having a duty to ensure, so far as was reasonably practicable, that no worker aged under 15 years carries out construction work, failed in that duty in that [victim] and [other young person] carried out work involved in a roof repair at aged 14 years.