WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY - SECTION 27/31
Officer found guilty, released on Appeal
In a recent decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal, Gary
Lavin, a sole director of Multi-Run Roofing Pty Ltd, had his
conviction and sentence of 12 months imprisonment overturned.
Mr Lavin and his company had been convicted by a jury in the
Maroochydore District Court on the 6 February 2019 for a breach of
section 31 of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act of Queensland.
The company was fined $1M.
Facts
On the 29 July 2014, an employee of Mr Lavin's company was
working on a roof when he has walked over to the edge, tripped and
fallen approximately six metres to the ground below suffering fatal
injuries. The contract for the roofing work included the
installation of edge protection for workers on the roof.
