Rules Mate

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Every material change to the Rules Mate corpus, tools and articles. Updated weekly.

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This week (2026-W20)

64 new entries · 8 updated

  • Wave 2 obligation expansion (134 → 168) including all state payroll taxes
  • Wave 2 enforcement (30 → 77): AMP fees-for-no-service, NULIS super, Vanguard greenwashing, ANZ continuous disclosure, Crown AML
  • ACT portable LSL hospitality extension added (1 July 2026)
  • Doxxing criminal offence (s 474.17C Criminal Code) added with Privacy Act 2024 commencement
Shipped19 May 2026

Rules Mate launches

Public launch with 168 obligations, 77 enforcement actions, 60 regulators, 13 free tools, 9 articles, 50 glossary terms, 3 software comparisons, 12 topic hubs, 35 industry maps and 8 state hubs. Open data export (CC BY 4.0) and AI-citation corpus (llms-full.txt) live.

Corpus expanded18 May 2026

AML Tranche 2 obligations expanded with deeper enforcement coverage

Wave 2 obligations (134 → 168) added: all state payroll taxes, more APRA prudential standards (CPS 230, FAR), AHPRA CPD, NDIS worker screening, NDIS reportable incidents, aged care SIRS, casual conversion, PPL 26-week update, BNPL credit licensing, anti-bribery, AI Voluntary Safety Standard, Director Penalty Notice regime and more.

Shipped18 May 2026

Cyber + WHS notification tools shipped

Cyber incident notification decision tree mapping SOCI / CPS 234 / NDB / ASIC RG 78 simultaneously. WHS notifiable incident timer with state-by-state phone numbers (click-to-call). Penalty estimator covering 25 breach areas with multi-breach stacking.

Shipped17 May 2026

Phase 1 corpus + 6 free tools live

Initial Phase 1 launch: 70 obligations + 30 enforcement actions + 60 regulators seeded. 6 free interactive tools shipped: AML Tranche 2 scope checker, NDB notification timer, Modern Slavery threshold, Privacy Act 2026 readiness, climate reporting tier, obligation finder.