Australia-wide, national data and regulator trends show prosecutions and penalties trending upwards, with a significant body of new data available for analysis. Safe Work Australia’s national prosecutions dashboard captures prosecutions under WHS laws recorded since 01 Jan 20, and indicates 317 prosecutions in 2024 alone, with total penalties of about $164 million issued across 1,373 matters between 2020 and 2024. Construction, manufacturing and transport, postal and wareho