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Under Managing psychosocial hazards at work · made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011

PCBU Duty: Identify, Eliminate and Minimise Psychosocial Risks

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FEDERAL · Duty / Obligation Managing psychosocial hazards at work > PCBU Duties § 55C
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PCBUs must identify reasonably foreseeable psychosocial hazards, eliminate risks so far as reasonably practicable, or minimise using the hierarchy of controls, and review controls.
Under the WHS Act 2011 and WHS Regulation (as reflected in the 2024 COP), PCBUs must: (1) identify reasonably foreseeable psychosocial hazards; (2) eliminate psychosocial risks so far as reasonably practicable; (3) if elimination is not practicable, minimise risks using the hierarchy of controls; and (4) maintain and regularly review control measures. …
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PCBUs must identify reasonably foreseeable psychosocial hazards, eliminate risks so far as reasonably practicable, or minimise using the hierarchy of controls, and review controls.
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Which WHS law does this come from?

PCBU Duty: Identify, Eliminate and Minimise Psychosocial Risks is a WHS requirement set out in Managing psychosocial hazards at work (FEDERAL). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL). The relevant provision is Managing psychosocial hazards at work > PCBU Duties § 55C.

What does this WHS obligation require?

PCBU Duty: Identify, Eliminate and Minimise Psychosocial Risks is a WHS obligation under Managing psychosocial hazards at work (FEDERAL). In short, PCBUs must identify reasonably foreseeable psychosocial hazards, eliminate risks so far as reasonably practicable, or minimise using the hierarchy of controls, and review controls.

What changed recently?

PCBU Duty: Identify, Eliminate and Minimise Psychosocial Risks was last updated on 26 August 2026.

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Managing psychosocial hazards at work Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Federal Australia

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