Profect Construction Pty Ltd: fined $45,000, primary duty, 4 November 2025
Party
- Party
- Profect Construction Pty Ltd
- Type
- Company
- Role
- Role not stated
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Industrial Court of NSW
- Jurisdiction
- New South Wales
- Hearing date
- 4 November 2025
- Offence date
- 9 February 2023
- Offending period
- On 9 February 2023
- Law
- Work health and safety
- Provisions
- s 32, s 19(1)
- Offence
- Primary duty
- Charges
- 1
Facts
On 9 February 2023, a truck driver was using a vehicle loading crane to deliver sand and cement to a site. The crane contacted low voltage overhead power lines. After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the company was charged with a breach of sections 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. It was convicted and fined $45,000.
As reported by SafeWork NSW.
Penalty
- Fine
- $45,000
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
The risks in each transport activity, the control for each, and the dated evidence that the control was applied. How the record works →
Comparable actions
| Defendant | Offence | Jurisdiction | Decision | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Lines and Signs Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $38,000 | 11 November 2024 | View the record of Capital Lines and Signs Pty Ltd, 11 November 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Individual AS 65013 | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $20,000 | 28 September 2026 | View the record of Individual AS 65013, 28 September 2026 |
| 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 |
Sources
- SafeWork NSW: 4 November 2025 (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-75d310518d7c, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.