Strata Compliance Now: The Monthly Checklist That Saves Your Scheme QLD amendments are now in force and Victorian strata standards still apply. For body corporate managers and caretaking service contractors, that means it’s time to re-audit engagement terms, by-laws, conflicts registers, and records to confirm code-of-conduct and notice/meeting compliance—before risk turns into disputes, terminations, or
Aged Care Compliance Countdown: Close the Gaps Before 1 July 2025 Stronger Aged Care Quality Standards and a new regulatory model are raising the bar on maintenance and facility safety. Here’s a practical, small-business playbook to close gaps in asset registers, preventive maintenance, test evidence, and contractor controls—before auditors do. 1) The Wake‑Up Call: What
Aged Care 2025: From Compliance Chaos to a Single Source of Truth The rights‑based Aged Care Act is expected to commence in 2025, lifting the bar on residents’ rights, consent, restrictive practices, incident reporting and governance. Here’s how one small provider turned uncertainty into a repeatable, documented compliance engine—before the clock runs out. 1) Introduction:
Waste Reporting Crackdown: The Small-Business Playbook Regulators across Australia are tightening checks on waste classification, tracking and waste data returns. Here’s a practical story of how a small business aligned reporting with EPA licence conditions and, where relevant, the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020—using an ISO 14001 mini-review, clean data reconciliations, and fast incident
Audit to Win: Meeting New Animal Welfare Standards Veterinary clinics and boarding facilities are facing tighter animal welfare standards across Australia. Here’s a practical, small-business story about turning regulatory pressure—capacity limits, isolation areas, enrichment, infection control, and documented daily welfare checks—into operational strength. Follow along to see how a month-long gap audit, SOP updates, staff
Five Minutes to Pass the Stop: Tightening On-Road Controls This Spring Spring’s freight and harvest peak brings joint NHVR and police blitzes on fatigue compliance and emissions tampering. Here’s how one small fleet turned pressure into process with a five-minute pre-departure check, aligned interstate rules, and airtight documentation. 1) The Spring Squeeze: Compliance Heat Meets
NSW Consumer Law Wake-Up Call: Fix Your Returns Policy Now NSW Fair Trading’s enhanced powers—public warnings and Consumer Guarantee Directions—have raised the stakes for retailers. Here’s a practical, step-by-step playbook to tighten your returns policy, scripts, and systems so issues are resolved in-house, not escalated to Fair Trading or NCAT. 1) The Wake-Up Call: New
30 Days to Privacy & AML Readiness for Real Estate Agencies New regulations are accelerating privacy and AML/CTF expectations for real estate agencies. Here’s how a small agency ran a focused 30‑day compliance uplift—mapping personal data, tightening access with MFA, updating policies and retention, and formalising third‑party KYC—to cut breach risk, avoid OAIC pain, and
Right to Disconnect: Your Small-Firm Compliance Playbook Australia’s Right to Disconnect is now in force. Here’s how small professional services firms can align remote work policies with Fair Work requirements—without losing productivity or clients. 1) The Day After-Hours Pings Became a Liability “It’s only a quick message,” Mia, an accounting partner, thought as she Slacked
Audit-Ready Child Safety: The Private School Playbook for 2025 Oversight Small, independent schools in Victoria face heightened oversight through 2025. With the 11 Child Safe Standards in force since 1 July 2022—and a strengthened regulatory framework from 1 January 2023—now is the time to pressure-test your student welfare and child safety systems so they are