Content Review Policy | AusBusinessRegister.com.au
Australian regulators change fees, thresholds, forms, and rates often enough that a “set and forget” content library is dangerous in our subject area. This policy sets out how AusBusinessRegister.com.au keeps long-form guides and service pages accurate after they go live.
Why a review policy
Most of the content on AusBusinessRegister.com.au touches at least one regulator (ASIC, ATO, ABRS, FIRB, Fair Work). Their numbers move on predictable dates and on unpredictable announcements. A guide that was accurate at publication can be wrong six months later if no one has gone back to it. The policy below is what we do about that.
Who reviews the content
Reviews are conducted by, or signed off by, James Carey, CA CTA JP, Director of AusBusinessRegister.com.au, a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser, and Justice of the Peace, with 15+ years of experience advising foreign businesses on Australian operations.
For pages outside James’s direct practice areas (for example, certain employment law detail), review may be performed by a suitably qualified colleague at AusBusinessRegister.com.au or within the wider Prime Partners group, with James retaining overall editorial sign-off.
Review cadence
We review content on a tiered schedule.
| Tier | What it covers | Review cadence | |——|—————-|—————-| | Tier 1 | The 20 commercial pages that drive most enquiries (pricing, the main service pages, and the largest pillar guides) | Quarterly | | Tier 2 | All other service pages, country landing pages, and primary guides | Every six months | | Tier 3 | Supporting blog posts, FAQ entries, and reference pages | Annually | | Tier 4 | Event-driven only (e.g., obsolete announcements, archived posts) | On flag |
The cadence is the floor, not the ceiling. Many Tier 1 pages are touched more often than quarterly because they cite figures (ASIC fees, the super rate, FIRB thresholds) that change.
What a review covers
A scheduled review is a full pass, not a glance. The reviewer:
1. Re-reads the page against the current regulator source for every fact-claim. 2. Updates any government source link that has moved. 3. Refreshes the “Last checked: [date]” stamp on every citation block touched. 4. Confirms internal links still resolve and still point to the right page. 5. Checks that the page still reflects current practice (for example, a procedure that ASIC has digitised since the last review). 6. Updates the page’s “Last Reviewed” date in the footer and adds a line to the changelog where the change is material.
If a fact has changed, the page is corrected immediately. We do not wait for the next scheduled review to fix something we know is wrong.
What triggers an off-cycle review
A page is pulled forward in the queue and reviewed off-schedule when:
- A regulator publishes a fee change, threshold change, rate change, form change, or guidance update relevant to the page (for example, an ASIC indexation notice, an ATO PCG, or a Fair Work Commission decision).
- Legislation changes (for example, an amendment to the Corporations Act or the Fair Work Act).
- We become aware of a court or tribunal decision that materially affects the position described.
- A reader sends us a correction (see the Corrections Policy).
- Internal QA or our cross-link audits flag the page as inconsistent with another page on the site.
- The Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review is handed down (typically June, effective 1 July).
- The Australian Government Budget or MYEFO is handed down with measures relevant to foreign businesses.
How readers can request a re-review
If you think a page is out of date, has missed a recent change, or no longer reflects how a process actually works, please tell us. The simplest route is to email:
- [email protected]
- Subject line: “Review request: [page URL]”
Please include:
- The URL of the page
- The specific paragraph or fact you think needs review
- The source you are relying on, if any (a regulator link is ideal)
A team member will acknowledge within 2 business days and either action the review or explain why we believe the page is still accurate. Where we update the page in response, we credit the request in the page changelog (anonymised by default, let us know if you would prefer to be named).
What we do not do
- We do not silently rewrite history. If a material fact changes (a fee goes up, a rule is repealed) we add a dated note rather than quietly editing the figure. See the Corrections Policy for how this is presented.
- We do not republish AI-generated rewrites without a qualified person reading the page against source.
- We do not treat reviews as an SEO refresh exercise. A review is a content accuracy check, not a keyword sweep.
Limits of this policy
A review confirms the page is accurate as a piece of general information, on its review date. It does not turn the page into advice for your circumstances. For tailored guidance, please engage us under a written engagement so we can apply the law to your facts. See the Editorial Policy for the distinction between general information and regulated advice.
Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +61 2 8599 9890
- Office: 1 James Place, North Sydney NSW 2060
AusBusinessRegister.com.au is a private Sydney-based professional-services firm and part of the Prime Partners group. We are not the Australian Government’s Australian Business Register or any other government agency. See Why we are not the government ABR.