Draft a psychosocial-hazard register against the model WHS Regulations 2023
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From cleared policies, surveys and incident records, draft a hazard/control register mapped to the model WHS Regulations hazard types and the Safe Work Australia Model Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm the jurisdiction; state rules can differ from the model Regulations
- Vic: apply the Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations 2025 (Vic), from 1 December 2025
- Confirm the Code: Commonwealth Code of Practice — Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work (December 2024)
- Note that Code is under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth); state codes differ
- Treat excessive AI monitoring, productivity tracking or algorithmic scheduling as a named hazard
- In NSW, check the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Act 2026 (assented 18 February 2026)
- Note it requires PCBUs to assess AI, algorithm and automated allocation risks; consider the right to disconnect (s.333M)
- Written for / version
- Australia versionAU
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm instructions and personal circumstances through appropriate direct engagement. Have the responsible lawyer assess safety, capacity or vulnerability concerns and escalation.
- Obtain and inspect the relevant current official register or search result. Confirm identities, interests and the date and scope of the search.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.