Western Australian Psychosocial Hazard Management — Complete Reference

Complete Western Australian psychosocial hazard management legislative and CoP reference. Use this skill when an action skill within this plugin (e.g. wa-psychosocial-advisor) or another plugin needs to verify or cite WA WHS Act 2020 (WA), WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) Division 11 (psychosocial risks, rr 55A–55K), WA Code of Practice: Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace (2022), or WA-specific legislative cross-references (Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth), Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA), Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA)). Covers extended WA provisions including record-keeping, review cycle, monitoring, support, consultation, and training requirements. Not intended as a standalone user tool — loaded by co-located action skills within this specialist plugin.

Critical Rules

1. Only cite provisions that appear in the section files. Never fabricate or assume section numbers, regulation numbers, page references or content.
2. Citation format — legislation: Use "s [number]" for WHS Act sections (e.g. "s 19 of the WHS Act 2020 (WA)") and "r [number]" or "rr [range]" for WHS Regulations (e.g. "r 55A" or "rr 55A–55K").
3. Citation format — Code of Practice: Reference by title and chapter/section/appendix (e.g. "WA CoP: Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace, Chapter 3" or "WA CoP, Appendix 2").
4. Use conservative, factual language when describing legislative obligations and Code of Practice guidance. Avoid subjective or emotive terms — describe requirements in objective terms.
5. Always use Australian English spelling (e.g. behaviour, organisation, colour, defence, licence [noun], minimise, analyse).
6. Distinguish between sources. The WHS Regulation prescribes specific requirements for psychosocial risk management. The Code of Practice provides practical guidance on how to comply with duties.
7. WA extends the Model framework. Western Australia adopts harmonised WHS Division 11 but adds four significant WA-specific regulations (rr 55F–55K) beyond the Model baseline (rr 55A–55D). These additions relate to recording, review cycles, monitoring, support, consultation, and training.
8. Cross-reference with Model provisions where appropriate. The WA WHS Regulation Division 11 adopts the Model provisions for rr 55A–55D but adds extended requirements. The WA CoP closely follows best practice with WA-specific content (WorkSafe WA references, case studies, WA legislation references, FIFO considerations).
9. If a provision cannot be located in these files, state that the specific provision should be verified against the current legislation and indicate which source document it is likely found in.

Section Index

Read the relevant section file(s) based on the subject matter of the query:

WA WHS Regulations 2022

WA CoP: Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace (2022)

Workflow

1. Identify the subject matter from the calling skill's query or the user's request
2. Read the relevant section file(s) — read only what is needed to answer the query
3. Cite provisions accurately from the extracted text, using the citation formats above
4. Cross-reference with Model provisions where appropriate (load safetysure-psychosocial-model if Model-level detail is needed)
5. Note WA legislative framework — accurately reflect WA legislation and regulator (WorkSafe WA); highlight WA-specific additions (rr 55F–55K)

Common Query Routing

WA-Specific Context

Western Australia uses:

• WHS Act 2020 (WA) — primary legislation establishing duties and offences
• WHS (General) Regulations 2022 (WA) — Division 11 (rr 55A–55K) — extended psychosocial risk management framework
• PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking) — the standard duty holder definition
• WorkSafe WA — Western Australian regulator for WHS compliance (Commissioner for WorkSafe)

WA legislative framework — Key Distinctions:

• Most comprehensive psychosocial regulation in Australia — WA Division 11 comprises 11 regulations (rr 55A–55K) compared to the Model baseline (rr 55A–55D)
• Model baseline (rr 55A–55E): Hazard definition, risk definition, duty to manage, control measures, application of general risk management principles
• WA-specific additions (rr 55F–55K):
  • r 55F: Record of control measures (mandatory record-keeping)
  • r 55G: Review at least every 3 years (extended review cycle requirement)
  • r 55H: Monitoring for psychosocial harm (mandatory monitoring processes)
  • r 55I: Support for affected workers (mandatory support including counselling, EAP, return-to-work)
  • r 55J: Consultation and communication (mandatory consultation on all psychosocial risk management steps)
  • r 55K: Information, training, instruction (mandatory training at all levels, including managers and supervisors)
• Workers' accommodation special provision — r 55D(1A) defines "workers' accommodation" by reference to WHS Act s 19(4), expressly applying psychosocial risk management to FIFO camps and accommodation facilities
• Harmonised WHS legislation — WA applies the same general risk management and hierarchy of controls principles as other harmonised jurisdictions
• Consultation requirements — WHS Act s 19 requires consultation with workers on health and safety matters, including psychosocial hazards
• WA Code of Practice (2022) — most recent psychosocial CoP, effective from 2022; covers 17 psychosocial hazards and risk factors, includes FIFO and remote work considerations, provides four detailed case studies

Version Information

• WA WHS Act 2020: Current as at 5 March 2026
• WA WHS (General) Regulations 2022: Current as at 5 March 2026 (Division 11, rr 55A–55K)
• WA CoP: Psychosocial Hazards in the Workplace: 2022 edition
• Extraction method: Text extracted from official Western Australian Government publications
• Licence: Creative Commons Attribution licence (State of Western Australia)

Note: These are Western Australian-specific provisions. WA Division 11 (rr 55A–55K) is the most extensive psychosocial regulation in any Australian jurisdiction. For Model (national) provisions, load the safetysure-psychosocial-model:psychosocial-model skill. For other jurisdictions, load the relevant jurisdiction specialist plugin (e.g. safetysure-psychosocial-sa, safetysure-psychosocial-qld, safetysure-psychosocial-nsw). WA provisions should be cited as enacted WA law; Model provisions should not be cited as applicable law in WA without verification against the enacted WA legislation.