A tragedy at a gold mine in Ballarat this week has shone the spotlight on industrial manslaughter laws, and the low rates of convictions in Australia.
With one young father killed in a workplace accident on Wednesday and another fighting for his life in hospital, debate over Australia's industrial manslaughter laws has been reignited.
It remained the only jurisdiction, until a 2016 incident at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast prompted the Queensland government to take action.Other states moved shortly afterwards. In 2022, Gympie business owner Jeffrey Owen was sentenced to five years behind bars, after a court found his negligence killed 60-year-old Noel Ormes in July 2019.Mr Tsahrelias was standing near a forklift, trying to steady the load when it tipped over and crushed him.
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