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What actually leads to criminal prosecution after a workplace death?
Why are some officers convicted while others are not?
Where do Australian courts draw the line between tragedy and crime?

Reasonably Practicable examines how Australian courts determine criminal responsibility following workplace fatalities, industrial manslaughter, officer prosecutions, and psychosocial harm.

Drawing on twenty real cases from across Australia, this book goes beyond legislation, guidance notes, and compliance slogans to analyse how judges reason about duty, foreseeability, control, and decision-making. It explains why some prosecutions succeed, why others fail, and how concepts such as due diligence and reasonably practicable are actually applied in court, not how they are described in policy documents.

Written for leaders rather than lawyers, this book does not advocate for harsher penalties or defensive compliance. Instead, it offers clarity. It shows how responsibility crystallises when harm occurs, how courts assess organisational and officer conduct, and what separates error from criminal liability.

Covering physical fatalities, officer accountability, and the emerging field of psychosocial prosecutions, Reasonably Practicable provides a grounded, evidence-based account of how workplace decisions are judged after the fact.

This book is essential reading for directors, officers, senior leaders, safety professionals, regulators, investigators, and anyone who wants to understand how Australian courts approach responsibility after workplace harm.

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