The PM’s Office of AI promised a “streamlined process for verifying compliance”. An ISO auditor on what the framework covers, and what it does not.
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A Federal Inquiry Just Asked What Is Stopping You Adopting AI
The short answer Australia now has three AI processes running with dates attached. The nearest is the closest thing to an actual deadline: submissions to the federal Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence close on 14 September 2026. The committee reports by 30 November 2026, a South Australian royal commission is due to start on […]
How Much Does an ISO Internal Audit Cost in Australia?
The short answer An ISO internal audit costs $3,500 to $7,500 per audit for most Australian small to medium businesses, as a fixed fee agreed once the scope is clear. The number of standards you hold and the size of your business move it most. Indicative ranges. Cost figures reviewed August 2026. How much does […]
Global ACI Has Replaced the IAF and ILAC: What It Means
The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) were replaced by a single body, Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI), on 1 January 2026. If you hold an ISO certificate, nothing you need to do has changed. Your certificate remains valid, your certification body continues as normal, and existing accreditations are […]
You Built Your ISO System with AI. Who Audits It?
AI has changed how ISO management systems get built. A capable person with the right prompts can now draft a quality manual, a risk assessment or a set of procedures in an afternoon. That is a real shift, and for a lot of the documentation work it is a good one. But it leaves a […]
Louder Is Not More Credible: A Code of Conduct for Consultants and Auditors
If you spend any time on professional social media, you will have noticed the drift. The feed fills up with self-promotion, recycled hot takes, AI-generated posts dressed up with the same little icons and the same confident cadence, and, every so often, someone building an audience by tearing other people down. It is easy to […]
South Australia Just Dropped the Fall Threshold to 2 Metres. The Data Says That’s Where People Were Falling.
From 1 July 2026, SA reduced the high-risk construction work fall threshold from three metres to two. The reason is in the data: 68% of falls from above 2 metres happened between 2 and 3 metres, the exact gap the old rule left open.
SafeWork NSW Just Told You What It Will Inspect. Can You Prove It?
SafeWork NSW has published its four regulatory priorities for 2026-27. A regulator that publishes its priorities has effectively written your internal audit programme for you.
ISO 22000 Revision 2026: What Has a Deadline and What Does Not
The ISO 22000 revision sits at draft stage with no FDIS registered, so publication is 2027 at the earliest. The change with real dates on it is FSSC 22000 version 7.
“Yeah, I Know the Standard”: Dunning-Kruger and ISO Clause 7.2 Competence
Clause 7.2 requires competence to be evidenced, not declared. Here is why the Dunning-Kruger effect is exactly what the ISO competence clause is built to catch, and how a Verification of Competency program answers it.
