Bring someone back to work with a plan, not a guess.
A structured return-to-work plan covering the graduated schedule week by week, suitable duties, the restrictions in force and the check-ins that keep a return on track. It quotes the certificate of capacity rather than interpreting it — what someone is fit for stays with their treating practitioner.
Complete Compliance Pack — $199 inc GST, one-time. No subscription.
What a good return-to-work plan records
Psychological injury claims are rising across Australia. What separates a defensible file from an exposed one is usually the documentation.
Graduated return
Scheduling, hours, and the workplace modifications or adjustments that make the return realistic rather than nominal.
Clearances and support
Medical clearances and fit-for-work assessments, plus the psychological support arrangements around them.
Monitoring
Who checks in, how often, what gets recorded, and how the plan changes as the person recovers.
Your state, named in the document
You tell us where you operate. The document is written to that jurisdiction and names your regulator and the code of practice or guidance it is structured around, so whoever reads it can see which framework it was written for.
- Australian Capital Territory WorkSafe ACT Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)
- New South Wales SafeWork NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)
- Northern Territory NT WorkSafe Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)
- Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
- South Australia SafeWork SA Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)
- Tasmania WorkSafe Tasmania Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas)
- Victoria WorkSafe Victoria Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)
- Western Australia WorkSafe WA Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)
Most states and territories work from the model WHS laws; Victoria runs its own Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic), and the document reflects that rather than pretending the frameworks are identical. Operating across borders is fine — say so in the intake and the document covers each place you work. Mind Safety documents are designed to support your obligations and are aligned with the relevant code of practice; they are not certified or endorsed by any regulator.
Ready when you are.
Return-to-work planning is included with the Complete Compliance Pack, alongside the Risk Assessment, Hazards Procedure and your policies.
Mind Safety documents are designed to support your obligations under Australian WHS law and are structured around Safe Work Australia's model Code of Practice Managing psychosocial hazards at work. They are not a certification and do not replace advice about your specific circumstances.