3.2.2A Crackdown: Pass Your Next Food Safety Inspection Enforcement is ramping up in Victoria. With Standard 3.2.2A (Food Safety Management Tools) and updated food business classes (from 1 July 2022), inspectors now expect immediate, documented proof of food handler training, an appointed Food Safety Supervisor, and accurate temperature and cleaning records. This post shows how
OAIC 2025: The Gym Privacy Playbook Gyms and fitness studios now sit squarely in health privacy territory. The OAIC’s updated Guide to Health Privacy (May 2025) confirms that if you collect member health information—think PAR-Qs, injury notes, or medical clearances—you must comply with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (and, in NSW,
Audit-Ready: The AUSTRAC Compliance Playbook for Small Advice Firms With AUSTRAC stepping up reviews across the advice ecosystem, this practical story shows how a small advice firm clarified its designated services, modernised its AML/CTF program and embedded monthly spot-checks so every KYC, beneficial ownership, PEP screen, transaction monitoring note and SMR decision is complete and
2025 Electrical Audits: Survive and Thrive with a Single Source of Truth Regulators are tightening audits in 2025. If you operate in QLD or NSW, now is the moment to verify your systems against the Electrical Safety Act 2002, Electrical Safety Regulation 2013, and NSW electrical compliance requirements—while getting ruthless about certificates, licences, and test
NDIS 24-Hour Rule: From Panic to Playbook If you deliver NDIS supports, the clock starts the moment a reportable incident is suspected. Here’s how one small provider turned confusion into a clear, documented playbook—so remote teams can act fast, records stay audit-ready for 7 years, and compliance becomes muscle memory. 1) Introduction: The Night the
30 Minutes to Audit‑Ready: The Dental IPC Playbook for 2025 ACSQHC’s December 2024 implementation options are live, Board oversight is ongoing, and 2025 audits are around the corner. Here’s how one busy dental practice tightened infection prevention and control (IPC)—and turned documentation into a strategic advantage. 1) The Wake‑Up Call: New Rules, Old Gaps When
Document or Be Done: The June 2025 CLC Compliance Sprint From June 2025, Family Law Act changes and anticipated Privacy Act reforms tighten the rules on property, sensitive information, and subpoenas—especially for community legal centres (CLCs) and small practices. Here’s how one small team turned uncertainty into a documented, trainable compliance system. 1) Introduction: The
60 Days to Child-Safe Compliance for ECEC National child safety reforms are expected from September 2025, and regulators are signalling tighter scrutiny of evidence. This is your small-business playbook to tighten policies, records and staff training—fast—so your service clearly reflects child safe principles and reporting pathways. 1) The Wake-Up Call: The Cost of “Almost Compliant”
PEAL Labelling Countdown: A Small Business Compliance Story With the stock-in-trade period ending 25 Feb 2026, one small caterer’s scramble to meet PEAL allergen labelling and Standard 3.2.2A becomes a step-by-step playbook any food business can copy. 1) The Wake-Up Call: New Rules, Real Deadlines “PEAL? Isn’t that just a label tweak?” our café-caterer, Mia,
From Chaos to Compliance: NCC 2025 for Small Builders A practical narrative for small construction businesses navigating NCC 2025 and heightened WHS enforcement—how one builder created an end-to-end compliance system that links design and site operations, and how you can replicate it in days, not months. 1) Introduction: The Day the Site Went Quiet “We’re