Thursday, 5 March 2026
Chair
Bettina Mangan SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on WA legislation
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Psychosocial Hazards and Employer Liability: Navigating the WA Workplace Safety and Personal Injury Landscape
- Employer duties under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) regarding psychosocial hazards
- Interaction with Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA): compensable psychological injuries and mental harm claims
- Emerging case law on bullying, harassment, and workplace stress claims in WA
- Challenges in proving causation and establishing breach in psychological injury claims
- Lessons from WA tribunals and courts on risk assessment, mitigation, and compliance
Presented by Simon Millman, Acting Registrar, Supreme Court of Western Australia
Presenters
Simon Millman, Acting Registrar, Supreme Court of Western AustraliaSimon Millman practises in industrial, employment and personal injury law. Simon graduated with a degree in political science with honours and a degree in law from the University of Western Australia. Simon spent over a decade as a solicitor at a national firm. His areas of practice primarily included all types of industrial and employment litigation, statutory and common law workers compensation claims, and dust diseases claims for victims of asbestos exposure. Simon was elected to the Parliament of Western Australia in 2017, and is returning to legal practice after two terms as a member of Parliament. He is particularly proud of his work in helping to bring about legislation to harmonise WA's work health and safety laws, expand compensation for victims of asbestos diseases, and allowing victims of child sex abuse to pursue claims for civil remedies.
Bettina Mangan SC, Francis Burt Chambers
Bettina’s practice is acting as counsel on first instance and appeal hearings and mediations as well as legal opinion writing on, insurance, contract, general and professional negligence including historic child sexual abuse causes of action, professional disciplinary matters, discrimination matters, occupational health and safety prosecutions and coronial inquiries. Bettina advises on assessment of damages for personal injury and property damage. Bettina accepts briefs as a mediator. Bettina regularly presents papers for continuing legal education. She is on the council of the WA Bar Association and is a member of the Legal Practice Board Professional Affairs Committee.
