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Complete New Zealand psychosocial hazard management legislative and GPG reference. Use this skill when an action skill within this plugin (e.g. nz-psychosocial-gap-analysis, nz-psychosocial-risk-register) or another plugin needs to verify or cite Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA 2015), General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016, Good Practice Guidelines: Managing Psychosocial Risks at Work, or NZ-specific legislative cross-references. Covers NZ framework which is distinct from Australian harmonised WHS. Includes Australian Model baseline provisions for cross-jurisdictional comparison. Not intended as a standalone user tool — loaded by co-located action skills within this specialist plugin.
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This skill provides the verified New Zealand-specific legislative and guidance framework for managing psychosocial hazards at work. It extracts key provisions from three source documents:
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This skill provides the verified New Zealand-specific legislative and guidance framework for managing psychosocial hazards at work. It extracts key provisions from three source documents:
This is a reference skill — it is not intended as a standalone user tool. It is loaded by action skills (e.g. psychosocial gap analysis, risk register builder) when they need to verify or cite NZ-specific psychosocial hazard provisions.
For general HSWA 2015 and Regulation provisions (duties, offences, penalties, incident notification, general risk management), refer to relevant NZ WHS legislation checkers.
For Australian Model psychosocial provisions (Model WHS Bill, Model WHS Regulations Division 11, Model CoP: Managing Psychosocial Hazards, Model SGBH CoP), refer to this skill's Model baseline sections for cross-jurisdictional comparison.
Critical Note: New Zealand operates under HSWA 2015, which is fundamentally different from the Australian harmonised WHS framework. NZ has no equivalent to Australian Division 11 (rr 55A–55D). Psychosocial hazards are managed under the general risk management framework (rr 8–11 of the Regulations) and the broad "health" definition which includes mental health. Good Practice Guidelines are advisory guidance, not approved Codes of Practice.
Read the relevant section file(s) based on the subject matter of the query:
| File | Content | When to Read |
|---|---|---|
sections/nz-hswa-psychosocial.md | HSWA 2015 (s 36 PCBU primary duty, s 44 officer due diligence, definitions including "health" and "PCBU"), General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016 (rr 8–11 risk management framework for all workplace risks including psychosocial), penalties | PCBU duty (s 36); officer due diligence (s 44); PCBU and officer definitions; "health" definition (includes mental health); risk management framework; duty to ensure so far as reasonably practicable |
| File | Chapters | When to Read |
|---|---|---|
sections/nz-gpg-introduction.md | Chapters 1–2 | Psychosocial hazard definition, psychosocial hazard categories, WHS duties (PCBU s 36, officer s 44, workers, health and safety representatives), reasonably practicable test, consultation requirements, relevant NZ legislation, structure of GPG |
sections/nz-gpg-risk-management.md | Chapters 3–3.5 | Identifying hazards (psychosocial hazard categories, identification methods, workplace data sources), assessing risk (duration/frequency/severity, vulnerability, cumulative effect, risk assessment methods), controlling risk (HSWA 2015 s 36, General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016 rr 8–11, control measures, hierarchy of controls, eliminating risks, minimising risks — substitution/isolation/engineering, administrative controls, information/training/instruction, combining controls), maintaining and reviewing (review triggers), recording the risk management process |
sections/nz-gpg-response-resolution.md | Chapters 4–5 | Responding to complaints/incidents/reports (encouraging reporting, barriers to reporting, response principles, HSR role, response procedures, responding to violence and aggression, notifiable incident requirements, workers' compensation), issue and dispute resolution (resolution procedures) |
sections/nz-gpg-appendices.md | Appendices | Additional resources, case studies, examples, templates |
| File | Content | When to Read |
|---|---|---|
sections/model-whs-bill-duties.md | Model WHS Bill Division 11 (Australian baseline for comparison with NZ framework) | Understanding Australian Model baseline duties; understanding how NZ framework differs from Australian harmonised WHS |
sections/model-whs-regs-psychosocial.md | Model WHS Regulations rr 55A–55D (Australian psychosocial hazard/risk definitions, duty to manage, control measure matters) | Understanding Australian Model psychosocial-specific requirements; comparing with NZ general risk management framework |
sections/model-cop-hazards.md | Model CoP hazard descriptions (Australian baseline) | Detailed Australian baseline hazard definitions for comparison with NZ categories |
sections/model-cop-risk-management.md | Model CoP risk management process (Australian baseline) | Australian baseline process guidance for comparison with NZ GPG |
sections/model-cop-investigations.md | Model CoP investigation guidance (Australian baseline) | Australian baseline investigation methodology for comparison |
sections/model-cop-appendix-a.md, sections/model-cop-appendix-b.md, sections/model-cop-appendix-c.md | Model CoP appendices (Australian baseline) | Australian baseline supporting material for comparison |
sections/model-sgbh-identification.md | Model SGBH CoP: identification and risk factors (Australian baseline) | Australian baseline SGBH identification guidance for comparison |
sections/model-sgbh-controls.md | Model SGBH CoP: control measures and strategies (Australian baseline) | Australian baseline SGBH control guidance for comparison |
sections/model-sgbh-investigation.md | Model SGBH CoP: investigation best practice (Australian baseline) | Australian baseline SGBH investigation methodology for comparison |
sections/model-sgbh-leadership.md | Model SGBH CoP: leadership and cultural change (Australian baseline) | Australian baseline organisational culture and leadership guidance for comparison |
| Query Topic | Primary File(s) | Key References |
|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial hazard/risk definitions | nz-gpg-introduction.md | GPG definition; HSWA 2015 "health" definition |
| Duty to manage psychosocial risks | nz-hswa-psychosocial.md | HSWA 2015 s 36; General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016 rr 8–11 |
| PCBU primary duty (general) | nz-gpg-introduction.md | HSWA 2015 s 36 |
| Officer due diligence | nz-gpg-introduction.md, nz-hswa-psychosocial.md | HSWA 2015 s 44 |
| Reasonably practicable test | nz-gpg-introduction.md | HSWA 2015 s 36 (duty to manage risks) |
| Psychosocial hazard categories | nz-gpg-introduction.md, nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG sections 1–2 |
| Identifying psychosocial hazards | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016 rr 8–11; GPG s 3 |
| Risk assessment process | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG s 3 |
| Control measures | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016 rr 8–11; GPG s 3 |
| Hierarchy of controls | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG s 3 |
| Eliminating risks | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG s 3 |
| Administrative controls | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG s 3 |
| Information, training, instruction | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | HSWA 2015 s 36; GPG s 3 |
| Combining controls | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG s 3 |
| Maintaining control measures | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG s 3.4 |
| Reviewing control measures | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG s 3.4 |
| Recording risk management process | nz-gpg-risk-management.md | GPG s 3.5 |
| Responding to complaints/reports | nz-gpg-response-resolution.md | GPG Ch 4 |
| Encouraging reporting | nz-gpg-response-resolution.md | GPG s 4 |
| Responding to violence and aggression | nz-gpg-response-resolution.md | GPG s 4 |
| Notifiable incident (psychosocial) | nz-gpg-response-resolution.md | HSWA 2015 s 36; GPG s 4 |
| Issue resolution process | nz-gpg-response-resolution.md | GPG Ch 5 |
| Consultation with workers | nz-gpg-introduction.md | HSWA 2015 s 36 |
New Zealand uses:
NZ legislative framework — critical differences from Australian harmonised WHS:
Note: These are New Zealand-specific provisions under HSWA 2015. This framework is distinct from Australian harmonised WHS. For Australian jurisdictions, load the relevant Australian jurisdiction specialist plugin. For Australian Model provisions, refer to the Model baseline sections in this skill for comparison purposes only — Model provisions should not be cited as applicable law in New Zealand without verification against HSWA 2015.