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WorkCover Queensland aims to excel in workers’ compensation insurance offering a financially viable scheme while balancing the needs of injured workers and employers. We also aim to enforce the law, prosecuting alleged offenders under the prosecutions framework.

Below you will find a summary of workplace prosecutions. Many of the resolved matters relate to claimant and employer fraud.

Hearing date	Magistrates court	Outcome	Case
09/04/13	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $16,447.31 restitution	37 - For providing false and misleading information about return to work, the worker and his friend were charged.
16/11/12	Caboolture	No conviction recorded $4,000 fine $23,892 restitution Common law rights extinguished	36 - For providing false information about self-employment activities, the worker was charged.
12/11/12	Maroochydore	No conviction recorded $1,000 fine $4,028 restitution	35 - For providing false and misleading information about return to work, the worker was charged.
11/10/12	Brisbane	No conviction recorded $3,000 fine $11,505 restitution Common law rights extinguished	34 - For attempting to defraud by engaging in self-employment, the worker was charged.
02/11/12	Wynnum	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $32,280 restitution	33 - For providing false and misleading information about returning to work, the worker was charged.
14/09/12	Caboolture	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $18,412 restitution	32 - For failing to declare he had returned to work, the worker was charged
05/07/12	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $28,791 restitution Common law rights extinguished	31 - For misrepresenting the extent of injuries, the worker was charged
17/05/12	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence Common law rights extinguished	30 - For failing to disclose a prior injury, the worker was charged.
17/05/12	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $58,854 restitution Common law rights extinguised	29 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
05/03/12	Townsville	No conviction recorded $4,000 fine $5,498.13 restitution	28 - For failing to disclose additional work, the worker was charged.
25/11/11	Brisbane	Conviction recorded 10 weeks imprisonment $26,303 restitution	27 - For lying about the cause of injury, the worker was charged.
20/10/11	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $20,049 restitution	26 - For providing false and misleading information, the worker was charged.
11/10/11	Rockhampton	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $26,822 restitution	25 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
29/08/11	Southport	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $48,263 restitution	24 - For lying about the cause of injury, the worker was charged.
26/08/11	Brisbane	Conviction recorded 4 months imprisonment $122,588 restitution	23 - For providing fraudulent information, the worker was charged.
10/08/11	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $45,245.61 restitution	22 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
07/07/11	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence	21 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
26/06/11	Cairns	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence	20 - For lying about the cause of injury, the worker was charged.
22/06/11	Rockhampton	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $15,448 restitution	19 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
17/06/11	Townsville	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $19,170 restitution	18 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
19/05/11	Brisbane	No conviction recorded $2,000 fine $9,967 restitution	17 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
29/04/11	Gold Coast	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $26,200 restitution	16 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
27/04/11	Brisbane	No conviction recorded $2,500 fine $15,829 restitution	15 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
27/04/11	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $24,870 restitution	14 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
24/03/11	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $58,549 restitution	13 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
20/01/11	Brisbane	No conviction recorded $2,750 fine $8,919 restitution	12 - For failure to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
20/01/11	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $23,172 restitution	11 - For failure to disclose additional employment, the worker was charged.
10/01/11	Townsville	Conviction recorded 30 days imprisonment $3,000 fine $13,846 restitution	10 - For failure to insure multiple businesses, the employer was charged.
20/12/10	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $7,667 restitution	9 - For lying about the cause of injury, the worker was charged.
25/11/10	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence	8 - For failing to disclose additional employment, the worker was charged.
16/11/10	Toowoomba	Conviction recorded $2,750 fine $4,622 restitution	7 - For lying about return to work duties, the worker was charged.
04/10/10	Townsville	Conviction recorded $6,000 fine $8,763 restitution	6 and 5 - For continuing a self-employed business while on workers' compensation, the couple were charged.
04/10/10	Townsville	Conviction recorded $6,000 fine $6,336 restitution	6 and 5 - For continuing a self-employed business while on workers' compensation, the couple were charged.
19/08/10	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $30,906 restitution	4 - For lying about the cause of injury, the worker was charged.
02/07/10	Brisbane	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $74,178 restitution	3 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
16/07/10	Mackay	Conviction recorded Suspended sentence $50,382 restitution	2 - For failing to disclose a second job, the worker was charged.
13/07/10	Townsville	No conviction recorded $1,000 fine $2,324 restitution	1 - For failing to disclose return to work, the worker was charged.