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Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure pleads guilty over 2016 ride tragedy

Company charged under Work Health and Safety Act after deaths of four people on Thunder River Rapids

Dreamworld’s parent company will plead guilty to charges over the 2016 fatal Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy that killed four people.

Ardent Leisure has been charged under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for allegedly failing to comply with its health and safety duty and exposing individuals to a risk of serious injury or death.

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