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The Case
JBS Australia Pty Ltd v SafeWork NSW (2024)
JBS Australia Pty Ltd operates several facilities, feedlots and distribution centres across Australia, including the Caroona feedlot in New South Wales.
JBS received hay from various contractors to feed stock at the Caroona feedlot. Hay bales were delivered on trucks, unloaded, and placed in stacks. Bales were moisture tested prior to being stacked, and a general practice for unloading hay, moisture testing and stacking had developed over time at the feedlot. Moisture testing was performed by different workers at the feedlot and was sometimes undertaken by administrative staff.
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