Legal and practical expertise for non-legal managers and professionals. One plain-English day on what the law now expects of you, how to find and assess hazards, and which controls regulators actually accept.
The same facilitator delivers every session, so every city and the online day receive the same content, the same materials and the same standard.
| First-inuntil 20 Nov 2026 | Early birduntil 5 Feb 2027 | Standardafter 5 Feb 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In person | $1,199 | $1,499 | $1,699 |
| Live online | $1,099 | $1,299 | $1,449 |
All prices are per delegate, in AUD, and exclude GST.
HR, WHS and risk teams learn more together. Save 10% for 3–4 delegates and 15% for 5–9 delegates. Discounts apply to every price. To book a group, email info@theleadershipinstitute.com.au or call (02) 8294 2044.
Running this for a team of 10 or more? We deliver the masterclass on site or online, tailored to your sector and your incidents. Contact us for a quote.
Somewhere in your organisation there is a team that has carried too much for too long, a manager who stopped answering email after 7pm because the replies only made it worse, and a complaint that has sat in an inbox for eleven weeks because nobody is sure what to do with it. None of it is dramatic. All of it is a psychosocial hazard — and the law now expects you to have found it, assessed it and controlled it.
Every Australian jurisdiction has psychosocial hazards written into its WHS regulations, and the regulators have moved from guidance to enforcement. In late 2025 the Department of Defence became the first Commonwealth employer convicted of failing to manage psychosocial risk. In March 2026 SafeWork NSW improvement notices that began with one employee’s complaint were upheld against every workplace the Department of Education runs. The policy existed. Nobody followed it.
The people who end up explaining this to an inspector are rarely lawyers. They are HR, WHS and risk professionals who inherited the duty along with everything else and were told to “do something about psychosocial” without being told what the law actually requires.
This one-day masterclass gives you the legal position in plain English, the method to identify and assess hazards in a way that survives scrutiny, the controls regulators actually accept, and the templates to go back and fix what is sitting in that inbox.
Source: Safe Work Australia, Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025 (2023–24 data).
For the people who carry the psychosocial duty in practice. No legal training assumed. Five topics, five exercises, one 30-day plan.
Every jurisdiction now has the same core duties — and the regulators have started using them.
The evidence is already in your building. This is where to look and how to write it down.
Resilience training is not a control. Here is what is.
A ten-month investigation cost the Department of Education an improvement notice across every workplace it runs.
What your executives need from you to discharge their duty — and the language that makes them listen.
Whether or not you have any legal training.
A practising WHS or employment lawyer who has advised employers through regulator investigations.
Bio to follow. The facilitator delivers all six sessions, so every city and the online day receive the same content, the same materials and the same standard.
Feedback from past delegates at The Leadership Institute masterclass programs.
“Incredibly knowledgeable.”City of Cockburn
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“Time well spent despite being in a time poor role.”Maroondah City Council
“I found the course very useful and am able to apply those techniques in my role.”IT Commercial and Asset Coordinator, Melbourne Water
“Enjoyable and easy to understand in layman’s terms. It helped me a lot.”Teleresult
“Excellent — it made a complex subject very accessible.”Senior Lawyer, University of Tasmania
Registration from 8:30am; the course runs 9:00am to 5:00pm. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided. Please send dietary requirements at least 5 working days before. Dress code is business casual.
Live via Zoom to the same times, with the same exercises, certificate and CPD hours. You will need a computer, a stable connection, a quiet room, a webcam and a headset.
No. The masterclass is designed for HR, WHS, risk and people leaders, and no legal training is assumed. The law is explained in plain English.
Yes. The live online session on Friday 12 March runs to the same times, with the same exercises, certificate and CPD hours as the in-person days.
Members of the Australian HR Institute, the Australian Institute of Health & Safety, the Governance Institute of Australia and the Risk Management Institute of Australasia may claim the masterclass as verifiable or structured CPD (6 hours). All delegates receive a certificate of attendance.
In person: morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and the course materials and templates. Online: the same materials and templates. Every delegate receives a certificate of attendance.
One practising lawyer delivers all six sessions, so every city and the online day receive the same content. The facilitator will be announced shortly.
Yes. You may send a substitute delegate at no additional cost — just let us know as soon as possible. You may also transfer your registration to another Leadership Institute event.
Cancellations must be emailed to info@theleadershipinstitute.com.au. A credit note is issued, valid for 12 months, towards any future Leadership Institute event. Cancellations received less than 14 days before the event receive a credit note for the registration fee less a $300 service fee. We do not provide cash refunds.
Yes: 10% off for 3–4 delegates, 15% off for 5–9. For teams of 10 or more we can deliver the masterclass in-house, on site or online. Email info@theleadershipinstitute.com.au or call (02) 8294 2044.
The agenda, dates, pricing and terms in one document, ready to share with your manager.
First-in rates end 20 November 2026.