Ensign Services (Aust) Pty Ltd: WorkSafe Victoria prosecution

criminal conviction15 Oct 2025Penalty $270K

Respondent

Ensign Services (Aust) Pty Ltd

Facts

Trading as Laundry Services Australia, operator of the Dandenong South laundry where a contracted driver fell from a tailgate in June 2023 and died. It admitted swing gates at the dock could have been installed for trucks lacking handrails.

Outcome

Ensign Services (Aust) Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $270,000 in the Magistrates' Court (Vic) - Melbourne (15 October 2025). Other orders: costs $8,500.

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Read the source

https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news/2025-10/laundry-operator-fined-270000-after-fatal-fall

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