Some Gladstone heavy machinery operators in central Queensland who are to face prosecution under the Workplace Health and Safety Act say they have been discriminated against.
Thirty-five workers were charged with fraud for accepting allegedly fraudulent licences from an accredited assessor.
Last week, the Department of Industrial Relations said those charges would be transferred to the Workplace Health and Safety Act, but says police will still handle their cases.
Meanwhile, the department has confirmed more than 1,400 workers from north Queensland down to the Sunshine Coast have received requests to prove their licences are legitimate.
They have been told they can surrender their licences and no further action will be taken.
One of the 35 workers charged told the ABC it is unfair that a small group are being treated differently.
The department says their cases are a police matter.
Thirty-five workers were charged with fraud for accepting allegedly fraudulent licences from an accredited assessor.
Last week, the Department of Industrial Relations said those charges would be transferred to the Workplace Health and Safety Act, but says police will still handle their cases.
Meanwhile, the department has confirmed more than 1,400 workers from north Queensland down to the Sunshine Coast have received requests to prove their licences are legitimate.
They have been told they can surrender their licences and no further action will be taken.
One of the 35 workers charged told the ABC it is unfair that a small group are being treated differently.
The department says their cases are a police matter.
