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Rules Mate is Australia's searchable index of every compliance obligation, regulator, Act, enforcement action and deadline.
By the numbers
399+
Australian compliance obligations indexed
179
Federal + state regulators covered
8,019+
Enforcement actions summarised
25
Free interactive tools shipped
425+
In-depth explainer articles published
120
Plain-English glossary terms
9
Jurisdictions (Cwlth + 8 states/territories)
Weekly
Corpus update cadence
Angles for stories
Australia's compliance burden is invisible — until it's not
ASBFEO estimates $160B/year in compliance cost; SMBs spend ~7 hours/week. No comprehensive AU-focused index has existed.
Privacy Act reforms land 10 December 2026 — and the SMB exemption is on the table
Automated decision-making transparency and the Children's Online Privacy Code commence 10 December 2026. Removing the small business exemption — which would make ~2 million SMBs APP entities — is proposed for a future tranche. Most SMBs don't have a privacy policy, NDB plan, or training in place.
AML Tranche 2: real estate, accounting, law become AUSTRAC reporting entities
1 July 2026 captures 100K+ professional service firms with a $19,800/day non-enrolment penalty.
AI assistants can now cite Rules Mate
Rules Mate publishes a llms-full.txt file so ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity can cite the corpus directly — a deliberate citation-first strategy.
About the founder
Rules Mate is part of the Mate Network, which also operates FairWork Mate — focused on making Australian government, legal and financial information accessible to small business and consumers.
Brand assets
OG image (1200×630)
Hero share card. Right-click to save.
Wordmark SVG
Tri-color stacked rules logo in navy.
App icon
180×180 navy CM.
For higher-resolution or custom assets, email hello@rulesmate.com.au.
Media contact
For interviews, regulatory comment, or asset requests — email hello@rulesmate.com.au. We respond within 24 business hours.
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