Which Victoria laws apply?

Notify VIC WorkSafe of notifiable WHS incidents, PCBU primary duty of care (Victoria OHS Act s 21), Comply with the General Environmental Duty (VIC) and Pay long service leave under the LSL Act 2018 (Vic)

Credit licensees & mortgage brokers compliance obligations in Victoria: sole trader with employees

Computed by the Rules Mate applicability engine for a sole trader with 1–5 employees, turnover $100K–$1M, in credit licensees & mortgage brokers, operating in Victoria and selling to consumers and small businesses.

Short answer: 39 obligations

39 obligations apply (15 critical) across 26 regulators, plus 13 to check. Risk rating: high. Licensed or supervised regime: credit provider. These carry licence conditions, regulator audit and per-contravention civil penalties.

Taking on staff as a sole trader: what changes

Compared with a credit licensees & mortgage brokers business run as a sole trader with no employees in Victoria, 20 obligations apply that did not.

What switches on if you incorporate

Moving to a Pty Ltd company with 1–5 employees, turnover $100K–$1M adds 10 obligations:

Victoria law that applies

4 Victoria obligations apply on these facts:

Obligation	Why it applies
Notify VIC WorkSafe of notifiable WHS incidents	Every PCBU must notify the regulator of notifiable incidents (death, serious injury, dangerous incident) · VIC law
PCBU primary duty of care (Victoria OHS Act s 21)	Every business is a PCBU — the primary duty of care applies whether or not you employ anyone · VIC law
Comply with the General Environmental Duty (VIC)	The Victorian general environmental duty applies to every business activity that could cause harm from pollution or waste · VIC law
Pay long service leave under the LSL Act 2018 (Vic)	You have employees (1–5) · VIC law

Payroll tax in Victoria (FY2026-27)

VIC: 4.85% on Australian wages above the $1 million tax-free threshold (FY2026-27). On these facts the business is below the Victoria threshold, so payroll tax does not apply yet.

How the threshold works: Full threshold below $3M of Australian wages; between $3M and $5M it phases out at 50% of wages over $3M; no threshold above $5M.
Surcharges: Above $10M Australian wages: mental health and wellbeing surcharge 0.5% + COVID-19 debt surcharge 0.5%; above $100M a further 0.5% each (2% total).
Regional concession: 1.2125% regional employer rate
Returns: Monthly by the 7th of the following month; annual reconciliation by 21 July
Administered by: SRO Vic

Victoria regulators

Where the obligations sit

Area	Obligations
Workplace	7
Tax	5
Whs	4
Credit	4
Privacy	3
Super	2
Migration	2
Consumer law	2
Wages	1
Discrimination	1

Critical obligations on this profile

Check whether these apply

Thresholds to watch

Lose the Privacy Act small-business exemption at $3M annual turnover (removal of the exemption altogether is proposed, not yet law) (threshold $3M; approaching)

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Questions

How many compliance obligations apply to credit licensees and mortgage brokers in Victoria run as a sole trader with 1–5 employees?: 39 obligations apply (15 critical) across 26 regulators, plus 13 to check. Risk rating: high. Licensed or supervised regime: credit provider. These carry licence conditions, regulator audit and per-contravention civil penalties.
Which Victoria laws apply?: Notify VIC WorkSafe of notifiable WHS incidents, PCBU primary duty of care (Victoria OHS Act s 21), Comply with the General Environmental Duty (VIC) and Pay long service leave under the LSL Act 2018 (Vic)

Sources

Computed by the Rules Mate applicability engine from the published obligation corpus; facts last checked 3 October 2026. Rules Mate is not a law firm and this is general information, not legal advice. Confirm your position with the regulator source or a qualified adviser before acting.