AI Prompt Library

Workplace Health & Safety prompts for Australian lawyers

These prompts are designed for AU WHS lawyers acting on incidents, prosecutions, officer due diligence, psychosocial hazards, and regulator engagement. Copy any prompt, replace placeholders with your matter facts, and run it.

In short

A curated library of 25 AI prompts for Australian WHS practitioners. Each prompt is grounded in the model WHS Act (as adopted in each state), industrial manslaughter legislation, and current regulator prosecution guidance.

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Research

Research prompts (5)

Research primary duty of care

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Research the current application of the primary duty of care under s 19 of the model WHS Act, including recent appellate decisions on reasonably practicable steps.

Example use: Advising a PCBU on duty scope across multiple worksites.

Research officer due diligence

Prompt

Research the current application of s 27 of the WHS Act — officer due diligence — including SafeWork NSW v Miller Logistics and similar decisions.

Example use: Board advice following a serious incident at a regional facility.

Research industrial manslaughter offence

Prompt

Research the elements of industrial manslaughter offences across jurisdictions — Queensland, Victoria, ACT, NT, WA, and the Commonwealth.

Example use: Advising a national employer on exposure following a workplace fatality in VIC.

Research psychosocial hazard regulation

Prompt

Research the current approach to psychosocial hazards following the 2022-2023 model Code of Practice and state regulatory activity.

Example use: Advising an employer responding to a Code-based regulator notice about workplace bullying.

Research Category 1 reckless conduct

Prompt

Research the elements of Category 1 offences under s 31 of the model WHS Act, including recent successful prosecutions.

Example use: Prosecution strategy following a fatal incident involving known hazard non-compliance.

Drafting

Drafting prompts (5)

Draft a prohibition notice response

Prompt

Draft a response to a prohibition notice under s 195 of the WHS Act. Notice: [details]. Actions taken: [details].

Example use: PCBU response after a regulator-issued prohibition notice at a construction site.

Draft an enforceable undertaking proposal

Prompt

Draft an enforceable undertaking proposal to the regulator. PCBU: [details]. Offence: [details]. Benefits: workplace, industry, community.

Example use: EU proposal in lieu of prosecution for a serious non-fatal injury incident.

Draft a PCBU incident notification

Prompt

Draft a notifiable incident notification under s 38 of the WHS Act. Incident: [details]. Ensure preservation of scene and documentary requirements.

Example use: Immediate notification of a serious injury incident on a site.

Draft officer due diligence framework

Prompt

Draft an officer due diligence framework for a PCBU board, including reporting lines, KPIs, and assurance.

Example use: Board-adopted due diligence framework after a governance review.

Draft a psychosocial risk management plan

Prompt

Draft a psychosocial risk management plan for a workplace, covering hazards, controls, monitoring, and reporting.

Example use: HR-led rollout of psychosocial controls at a large contact centre.

Review

Review prompts (5)

Review a WHS management system

Prompt

Review this WHS management system against the model WHS Act and ISO 45001. Identify gaps in risk management, training, and consultation.

Example use: Annual review of a national contractor's WHS management system.

Review an incident investigation report

Prompt

Review this incident investigation report. Assess causation, contributing factors, corrective actions, and systemic themes.

Example use: Internal audit review of an incident file for board reporting.

Review a contractor management framework

Prompt

Review this contractor management framework against the s 46 WHS Act duty to consult, cooperate, and coordinate.

Example use: Principal contractor review after a subcontractor injury incident.

Review a safe work method statement

Prompt

Review this SWMS for high-risk construction work. Identify hazard coverage, control adequacy, and worker consultation.

Example use: Review of an SWMS for working at height on a commercial project.

Review a regulator improvement notice

Prompt

Review this improvement notice for validity and merits. Consider internal review, external review, and compliance pathway.

Example use: PCBU considering internal review of an improvement notice on consultation obligations.

Client comms

Client comms prompts (5)

Explain incident notification timing

Prompt

Draft a plain-English briefing on notifiable incidents under s 35-38 of the WHS Act and the immediate preservation obligations.

Example use: Manager asking what to do in the first hour after a serious injury.

Explain officer due diligence

Prompt

Draft a plain-English briefing for new officers on s 27 due diligence obligations.

Example use: Newly appointed non-executive director board induction materials.

Explain industrial manslaughter risk

Prompt

Draft a plain-English briefing for a board on industrial manslaughter exposure and practical governance responses.

Example use: Board risk committee education after a high-profile prosecution.

Explain psychosocial hazard obligations

Prompt

Draft a plain-English briefing for managers on psychosocial hazard identification and controls.

Example use: Middle manager training following psychosocial Code adoption.

Explain a regulator interview

Prompt

Draft a plain-English briefing for a worker being interviewed by a WHS inspector under s 171.

Example use: Worker witness preparing for an interview as part of an investigation.

Strategy

Strategy prompts (5)

Strategy for a fatal incident response

Prompt

Develop a strategy for responding to a fatality. Facts: [details]. Consider notification, privilege, regulator engagement, and communications.

Example use: Major employer responding in the first 48 hours after a workplace fatality.

Strategy for a prosecution defence

Prompt

Develop a defence strategy for a Category 2 WHS prosecution. Facts: [details]. Consider liability, EU, and sentencing mitigation.

Example use: PCBU facing Category 2 prosecution over a serious injury.

Strategy for an enforceable undertaking

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Develop a strategy for negotiating an enforceable undertaking. Consider regulator EU policy, proposed benefits, and costs.

Example use: PCBU seeking an EU after a serious non-fatal incident.

Strategy for a coronial inquest

Prompt

Develop a strategy for engagement with a coronial inquest. Consider representation, scope of interest, and Coroners Court practice.

Example use: PCBU preparing for an inquest following a workplace fatality.

Strategy for psychosocial compliance uplift

Prompt

Develop a strategy for uplifting psychosocial hazard controls across a national workforce.

Example use: Group-wide project to comply with Codes following recent regulator activity.

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