Australian Defence Faces $1.5 Million Fine After Soldiers Mauled by Croc

An estuarine crocodile better known as the saltwater or saltie, lies in the sun on the banks of the Adelaide river near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory on September 2, 2008. GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

The mauling of two soldiers by a crocodile in far north Queensland has left the Australian Defence Force facing court on charges of inadequate training and workplace safety failures.

The Department of Defence was charged on Aug. 11 with breaching federal work health and safety laws and could be slapped with a $1.5 million (US$0.98 million) fine.