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Some recent trends that have resulted in drowning tragedies at public swimming pools have included breath holding for extended periods, and drownings involving overseas visitors. Although many programs by a number of water safety agencies continually roll out year on year, the drowning toll has seen no reduction at all.

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Do note: The Queensland Government "Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011" states in section 25C Industrial manslaughter—person conducting business or undertaking

• (1)  A person conducting a business or undertaking that provides recreational water activities commits an offence if—

  • (a)  a worker—

    • (i)  dies in the course of carrying out work for the business or undertaking; or 


    • (ii)  is injured in the course of carrying out work for the business or undertaking and later dies; and 


  • (b)  the person’s conduct causes the death of the worker; and 


  • (c)  the person is negligent about causing the death of the worker by the conduct. 


  • Maximum penalty—

    • (a)  for an individual—20 years imprisonment; or 


    • (b)  for a body corporate—100,000 penalty units. 


    • Note—

      • See the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 244 or 251, as applied by section 36 of this Act, in relation to the imputation to a body corporate or public authority of conduct of an employee, agent or officer of the body corporate or public authority.

• (2) An offence against subsection (1) is a crime.