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Latest manslaughter charge linked to overloaded forklift

A Queensland business owner could be jailed for up to 20 years, after becoming the first individual to be charged with industrial manslaughter since the offence was enacted in the State in late 2017. A business has been charged with category-2 WHS breaches in relation to the same incident.

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