The Business Psychosocial Safety & Wellbeing Audit Is designed to assess and future-proof your workplace wellbeing approach and support you to provide a psychologically safe workplace that identifies, manages, and mitigates against psychosocial risks and hazards.

Psychosocial health and safety is no longer a “nice to have.” It’s not fluff. It’s not HR mood lighting. And as of 1 December 2025 in Victoria, it’s the law.

Under new Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations, Victorian businesses will have a legal duty to manage psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Just like they manage physical risks.

Think: bullying, harassment, exposure to trauma, aggression, unsustainable workloads. If it causes psychological harm, and you don’t assess and address it? You’re at risk – not just morally, but legally.

WorkSafe Victoria will enforce these duties with the same teeth they use for physical safety: prosecutions, fines, and even criminal liability.

What’s Coming to Victoria (December 2025)

Victoria is introducing new Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations that will clearly define psychosocial hazards like bullying, role overload, and traumatic content exposure. Employers will be required to identify, eliminate or control these risks using a standard risk management process. This will be supported by a Compliance Code offering practical guidance for meeting legal obligations.

This is not a policy suggestion or a wellness trend. These regulations are embedded in the OHS Act 2004 (Vic). That means they’re enforceable. That means non-compliance carries serious consequences: investigations, improvement notices, penalties, and prosecutions.

How It Looks in Other States

Victoria isn’t leading the charge. It’s catching up.

Other Australian states and territories already regulate psychosocial hazards under their WHS legislation. NSW adopted a binding Code of Practice in 2021. Queensland and WA updated WHS regulations in 2022–2023. ACT, SA, Tasmania, and NT operate under the national Model WHS framework, which includes psychosocial provisions.

So if you operate across borders or have clients in other states, these changes may already affect you. Victoria is just the latest to put it into law.

Your Responsibilities – And Your Risk

From December 2025, all Victorian employers must:

• Identify psychosocial hazards (via surveys, incident reviews, exit interviews, etc.)

• Assess the risks based on likelihood and potential harm

• Control or eliminate risks following the hierarchy of controls

• Consult workers throughout the process

• Regularly review all control measures, especially after workplace changes or incidents

What happens if you don’t?

You could face enforcement by WorkSafe Victoria. You could be liable for fines or prosecution. You could end up in court over psychological injury claims.

And you could lose good people.

Mental injury is already one of the most expensive forms of workplace compensation. Poor workplace culture and stress-related burnout are leading causes of absenteeism and turnover.

This isn’t about ticking boxes. It’s about building a workplace that’s safe, healthy and legally defensible.

The Bottom Line

We can talk all day about the benefits of a mentally healthy workplace. About better culture. About performance. About retention. And yes, about doing the right thing.

But if that hasn’t moved you yet, maybe this will: this is no longer optional.

So this is us, taking the gloves off – because we care. Genuinely. About the mental health of your people and the hard-earned success of your business.

Let’s get ahead of it. Properly. Proactively. Before “wellbeing” becomes your next liability.

This powerful 60-90minute strategy session is designed for business owners and leaders who want to ensure their workplace is mentally healthy, psychologically safe and psychosocial safety risk adverse.

Together, we’ll explore:

• ✅ What you’re already doing well

• ⚠️ What’s missing or needs to be strengthened

• ⚠️ Identify psychosocial risks and hazards

• ✅ Provide recommendations & strategies

• ✅ Provide you with a report and risk profile