Miller Logistics Pty Ltd: fined $450,000, primary duty, 18 April 2024
Party
- Party
- Miller Logistics Pty Ltd
- Type
- Company
- Role
- Role not stated
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- District Court (District or County)
- Jurisdiction
- New South Wales
- Hearing date
- 18 April 2024
- Offence date
- 4 November 2020
- Law
- Work health and safety
- Provisions
- s 32, s 19(1)
- Offence
- Primary duty
- Charges
- 1
- Incident
- Injury
Facts
On 4 November 2020 a truck driver was seriously injured at Tamworth. A forklift struck him while he was loading freight onto a B-Double trailer. After a SafeWork NSW investigation the company was charged with a breach of section 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The District Court convicted it and fined it $450,000.
As reported by SafeWork NSW.
Penalty
- Fine
- $450,000
Fines under s 32 on the register: $5,000 to $800,000, median $120,000 across 12 matters. Fines under s 19(1) on the register: $38,000 to $800,000, median $450,000 across 9 matters.
What the record would have shown
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Comparable actions
| Defendant | Offence | Jurisdiction | Decision | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $510,000 | 19 September 2025 | View the record of Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19 September 2025 |
| Universal Propping & Supports Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $150,000 | 1 September 2023 | View the record of Universal Propping & Supports Pty Ltd, 1 September 2023 |
| Company AS 4126 | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $112,500; supervisory intervention order | 22 June 2023 | View the record of Company AS 4126, 22 June 2023 |
| Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $90,000 | 27 August 2021 | View the record of Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd, 27 August 2021 |
| Company AS 4111 | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $65,000; supervisory intervention order | 1 November 2023 | View the record of Company AS 4111, 1 November 2023 |
Sources
- SafeWork NSW: 18 April 2024 (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-0eaddcec094e, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.