Our Story | MAEZ Transport Compliance Advisory

MAEZ was built to give Australian transport and supply-chain businesses Chain of Responsibility advice that actually works — advice that is safe, practical, and financially viable.

Too often, operators hear horror stories of CoR consultants telling them to spend thousands of dollars checking every single driver log book when it does not make practical or commercial sense to do so. That gap between what the law expects and what a real business can sustain is where MAEZ sits.

Whether you need a Chain of Responsibility training course, a CoR management plan, CoR documents, or a full Safety Management System, the goal is the same: deliver the project on time, on budget, and in a way that fits how your transport business actually runs.

There is a reason operators come to MAEZ for advice on their Chain of Responsibility plans — and it comes down to not settling for second best.

MAEZ is led by Matt and Emma — industry leaders in the Chain of Responsibility space who help companies, executives, and safety departments fix on-road risks through training, audits, policies, and programs that add genuine value to a business.

The principal consultant, Matthew Wragg, has over 20 years of supply-chain senior management experience. His background includes senior roles at major Australian companies including CSR, Linfox, Salmat, and Harris Scarfe.

As the former National Logistics Manager for CSR Monier — responsible for a $20 million budget and national CoR safety system management — Matthew brings a careful consideration of safety needs within a transport environment, paired with the commercial understanding that many compliance projects lack.

That combination matters. It means the advice you get is grounded in how transport operations actually work, not just what a textbook says they should do.

MAEZ manages every project directly. The team does not consider any client or lead invaluable enough to delegate the workload out to others to complete.

What that means in practice:

• The CoR consultant who visits your workplace for auditing, management, systems, or training is the same quality as Matthew himself.
• Advice is delivered to be best in class — it works, it is safe, it is practical, and it is financially viable for your supply chain.
• Projects are delivered on time and in spec, which is why operators trust MAEZ with their Chain of Responsibility consulting needs.

If you want to understand the obligations themselves before engaging, the About Chain of Responsibility page breaks down what the law covers and who holds a duty.

MAEZ helps Australian transport and supply-chain businesses turn compliance obligations into practical training, advisory, audit, and implementation pathways. The areas we cover include:

• Chain of Responsibility — identifying role-based controls and evidence for operators, executives, consignors, consignees, loaders, and managers.
• HVNL readiness — working to the standards set under the Heavy Vehicle National Law, which defines minimum safety standards for a logistics network and the penalties for those responsible for on-road safety.
• WHS obligations — connecting work health and safety duties into the transport safety system.
• NHVAS accreditation — protecting your accreditation through documented controls and evidence.
• Safety Management Systems — building SMS controls around how the transport business actually operates, not around a generic template.

The approach is straightforward: find the gaps, fix the system, and prove the controls. If you know the compliance risk is there, contact MAEZ to get a practical review of what matters most.

MAEZ provides the advisory and risk pathway — defining the obligations, controls, and implementation steps your business needs.

Chain of Responsibility training is delivered through cortraining.com.au, so your team gets practical, role-based CoR education rather than a generic compliance lecture.

Where software is the right next step, CoRGuard at chainresponsibility.au supports the evidence workflow. CoRGuard is the SaaS Safety Management System platform used when a business needs structured records, reminders, audits, maintenance scheduling, driver diary checks, inductions, corrective actions, and evidence reporting.

The split is deliberate: MAEZ helps you understand the risk and build the controls, and the software helps you maintain the evidence day to day. For more background on how these pieces connect, browse the latest MAEZ insights.