Risham Nominees Pty Ltd (Centenary Bakehouse): workplace manslaughter

criminal conviction25 June 2026Penalty $3.40M

Respondent

Risham Nominees Pty Ltd

Facts

Trading as Centenary Bakehouse, the company had workers remove suspended insulation panels from a bakery roof space in Reservoir with no fall controls; harnesses were on site but not required. A worker fell about four metres in August 2021 and died. Second workplace manslaughter prosecution in Victoria; largest fine for a single offence under Victoria's workplace safety laws.

Outcome

Risham Nominees Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $3,400,000 in the Supreme Court of Victoria (25 June 2026).

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https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news/2026-06/bakery-fined-record-34-million-workplace-manslaughter

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