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Rules Mate is Australia's searchable index of every compliance obligation, regulator, Act, enforcement action and deadline.
By the numbers
168+
Australian compliance obligations indexed
60
Federal + state regulators covered
77+
Landmark enforcement actions summarised
13
Free interactive tools shipped
8
In-depth explainer articles published
50
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 2026 catches 2 million SMBs on 10 December
The small business exemption is being removed. Most SMBs don't know they'll become APP entities — and 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 built by SP Williams Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 683 151 304). The Mate Network also operates FairWork Mate, Savings Mate and Mini Mode — 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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