About the prosecutions data The purpose of the national work health and safety (WHS) prosecutions repository is to provide a central location for information about successful WHS prosecution decisions. This data can be used to improve WHS policy and practice. The prosecutions repository records selected details of criminal prosecutions under WHS laws and regulations in Australian jurisdictions (Commonwealth, states and territories) from 1 January 2020. Safe Work Australia compiles the data from public reports of WHS prosecutions, available on jurisdictions’ websites. Each defendant is recorded separately, which means there may be more than one record relating to a single WHS incident. This repository specifically excludes cases relating to negligence or tort law, workers’ compensation legislation, employment legislation or other laws (such as criminal manslaughter provisions in criminal law). Resources Prosecutions data dictionary (PDF) Interactive data FieldInputTemporal coverage from1 January 2020Data last updated18 June 2025Update frequencyAnnualData limitationsEach defendant is recorded separately, which means there may be more than one record relating to a single WHS incident.The data is compiled from jurisdictions’ websites and therefore is only accurate to Safe Work Australia’s interpretation of the available public information.This repository specifically excludes cases relating to negligence or tort law, workers’ compensation legislation, employment legislation or other laws (such as criminal manslaughter provisions in criminal law).See the data dictionary for further information.Publicly available data?Public data can be freely used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International LicensePartial - see 'Resources' for available data otherwise request data.AuthorSafe Work Australia
