Employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment

Legislation: Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) s 21

Maximum penalty: 1,800 penalty units (natural person); 9,000 penalty units (body corporate)

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 164 charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (95.1% or 156 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 135 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment. Among the 135 cases, 7 people were male and 1 person was female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (94.1% or 127 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 164 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 1 charge**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 91 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment by financial year
**Number: 164 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment by financial year
**Number: 164 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment by financial year
**Number: 91 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 135 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 7 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 1 case**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 4 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 4 cases**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment
**Number: 1 case**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment by financial year
**Number: 135 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of employer fail to provide and maintain a safe working environment for all people by financial year
**Number: 135 cases**