Colab Building Group Pty Ltd: WorkSafe Victoria prosecution

criminal conviction28 July 2026Penalty $400K

Respondent

Colab Building Group Pty Ltd

Facts

Steel subcontractor on the Kew Recreational Centre job that outsourced fabrication of the GT1 truss to a China-based firm without having welding/QA documents verified before erection. The truss failed and part of the building collapsed in October 2022. Company now in liquidation; sentenced ex parte after a guilty finding.

Outcome

Colab Building Group Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $400,000 in the Magistrates' Court (Vic) - Melbourne (28 July 2026). Other orders: costs $7,403.

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https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news/2026-07/400000-fine-after-kew-rec-centre-collapse

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