Victoria’s 3.2.2A: Pass Your Next Food Safety Inspection Standard 3.2.2A is now being enforced across Victoria. Councils are zeroing in on three essentials: documented food handler training, an appointed Food Safety Supervisor (FSS), and evidence that you control time/temperature for potentially hazardous food. Here’s a clear, practical path from scramble to certainty. 1) The Knock
From Sweat to Secure: A Gym’s 7‑Day Privacy Overhaul Updated OAIC guidance (May 2025) and increasing scrutiny of apps and wearables have shifted privacy from “nice to have” to “must do.” Here’s how one suburban gym tightened collection, use and security of members’ health information—fast—while staying on the right side of the Privacy Act 1988
Seven-Year Proof: Make Your AML/CTF Records Audit-Ready With AML/CTF reforms advancing and AUSTRAC sharpening supervision, advice firms can’t rely on tax-era retention habits. Here’s how one small firm rewired its record-keeping to meet 7-year AML/CTF obligations—and how you can do the same, fast. 1) The Monday Letter: A Wake-Up Call “We’re increasing our supervision focus.”
Audit-Ready in 2025: Electrical Compliance Without the Chaos Regulators are tightening electrical safety audits in 2025. Here’s how small trade businesses can stay ahead—by tightening documentation, nailing NSW and Victoria certificate obligations, and building a central certification register that makes compliance automatic. 1) Introduction: The 2025 Audit Wake-Up Call “We’ve always done it this way”
24 Hours. 5 Days. 7 Years: NDIS Compliance, Simplified Small NDIS providers thrive on trust—and that trust now hinges on fast, precise incident reporting and rock-solid records. Here’s how one team translated the NDIS Commission’s Oct 2024 detailed guidance into a practical, scalable system that works for busy, remote-first operations. 1) Introduction: The Update That
Audit-Ready Dentistry: AS 5369 by 2025 With AS 5369 and the December 2024 implementation guidance for Preventing and Controlling Infections in primary care now in effect, every dental practice has a clear path—and a firm deadline—to tidy reprocessing workflows, documentation, and competency records before 2025 compliance checks. Here’s a practical, business-focused story of how one
30 Days to Compliance: The June 2025 Family Law Privacy Playbook New Family Law changes from June 2025 tighten controls on accessing and sharing protected information in parenting and family violence matters. Here’s how a small community legal centre (and the lessons any small business handling sensitive client data can use) moved from risk to
Child Safety Reforms 2025: Turn Documentation into Your Competitive Advantage With child safety reforms rolling out in 2025, centres should prepare now by tightening documentation. This practical guide walks through eight focused steps to map the Child Safe Standards to your everyday operations, evidence staff compliance, and avoid costly regulatory action. 1) Introduction: The Compliance
PEAL in Practice: A Plain‑English Playbook for Small Food Businesses PEAL allergen labelling is now live. Here’s how one small catering business translated the rules into plain‑English labels, safer buffets, and documented systems that any staff member—on‑site or remote—can follow. 1) Introduction: The Day the Labels Changed “From today, every label, menu and word we
Stop-Work or Step-Up: A Small Builder’s Guide to NCC 2024 Compliance NCC 2024 is now in force and audits of high‑risk construction work are rising. Here’s a practical, small-business playbook to align your WHS and design controls with the Model Code of Practice and state/territory amendments—without drowning your team in paperwork. 1) The Wake-Up Call: