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Release of mental injury treatment guidelines
WorkCover Queensland is committed to facilitating best practice claims management and promoting positive outcomes for Queensland workers with injuries.
24 November 2020 -
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Redesigned WorkSafe.qld.gov.au website launched
The redesigned WorkSafe.qld.gov.au website launched on 8 October 2020.
8 October 2020 -
Media release
Ardent Leisure Limited fined $3.6m over Dreamworld fatalities
After pleading guilty, Ardent Leisure Limited has been sentenced in the Southport Magistrates Court in relation to Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy at Dreamworld on 25 October 2016, where four people lost their lives.
28 September 2020 -
Media release
Blitz on unlicensed electrical work and bogus advertising
The Queensland Government is stepping up its blitz on unlicensed operators advertising through online marketplaces like AirTasker to do home electrical tasks illegally.
8 September 2020 -
Media release
Electricity Safety Week begins
Electricity Safety Week (7-11 September) is Queensland’s annual reminder that while electricity helps power up our everyday lives, it can also be deadly.
7 September 2020 -
News article
Charges laid in Dreamworld referral
The independent Work Health and Safety Prosecutor, Mr Aaron Guilfoyle, has laid charges against Ardent Leisure Limited regarding the tragic incident at Dreamworld in October 2016 where four people lost their lives on the Thunder River Rapids Ride.
21 July 2020 -
News article
Serious Resources Safety and Health Prosecutions now sit with WHS Prosecutor
From today, serious Resources Safety and Health (RSH) prosecutions will be referred to the independent Work Health and Safety (WHS) Prosecutor, Mr Aaron Guilfoyle.
1 July 2020 -
News article
2020–2021 WorkCover Queensland industry classifications released
The finalised rates for WorkCover Queensland's industry classifications (WIC) for 2020–2021 have now been published in the Queensland Government Gazette dated 26 June 2020.
26 June 2020 -
News article
Independent WHS Prosecutor secures $3M fine in first industrial manslaughter conviction
On 11 June 2020, in the Brisbane District Court, Australia’s first conviction and sentence for industrial manslaughter was handed down. The defendant, Brisbane Auto Recycling Pty Ltd, had on 3 April 2020 entered a guilty plea to one offence contrary to s34C of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 ("the Act").
24 June 2020 -
Ministerial media release
Queensland WorkCover premiums remain lowest in the country
The Palaszczuk Government will not increase the WorkCover premium rate, as businesses across the state battle to cope with the challenges of COVID-19.
18 June 2020 -
News article
Phone scam alert
We have received a number of reports from members of the public who have been contacted by a person purporting to be from WorkCover and asking they contact him about the claim they have lodged with WorkCover.
22 May 2020 -
News article
Annual review of Allied health table of costs for 2020-2021
WorkCover Queensland is commencing the annual review of the Allied Health Table of Costs for the 2020-2021 financial year.
9 April 2020