Defence department accused of failing to train personnel properly after soldiers mauled by crocodile
by Sarah Basford Canales from World news | The Guardian on (#6DR6Y)
Comcare announces department has been charged and may be fined $1.5m
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Australia's Department of Defence could be given a $1.5m fine for failing to properly train its personnel after two of its soldiers were mauled by a crocodile.
The federal government's workplace watchdog, Comcare, announced on Friday the department had been charged for failing its duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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