Your Professional | Chain of Responsibility Expert at MAEZ

With over 20 years of Supply Chain Senior Management experience — including a former role as National Logistics Manager for CSR Monier, managing a $20m logistics budget — Matthew brings direct responsibility for national Chain of Responsibility safety systems, logistics strategy, and process engineering.

His career spans major Australian supply chains such as Linfox, Harris Scarfe, and CSR, as well as NEXT in the UK. During that time he has managed heavy vehicle investigations, directed CoR programs and reporting, and is widely regarded as the national expert on Chain of Responsibility within CSR.

There are few consultants working in Chain of Responsibility with deeper operational experience to offer practical advice to your organisation.

Matthew holds a Masters in Logistics, along with Exemplar and Cert IV in Training and Education qualifications. His approach combines formal credentials with years of hands-on corporate supply chain management.

At CSR, he established the direction and strategies for national compliance — particularly the systems and reporting structures that CoR requires in today's regulatory framework. His work included:

• Leading the design and development of the CoR and safety education program
• Investigating multiple Chain of Responsibility breaches
• Formulating strategy to mitigate future breaches
• Writing policy for numerous CoR processes
• Overseeing technology to support sound CoR safety measures
• Embedding the Primary Duty reforms within the wider CSR business

His intent has always been to understand human behaviour when investigating breaches, refocusing organisational philosophy toward cooperation and partnership to improve outcomes.

Because Matthew's expertise comes from years of operational management, he recognises the unique challenges each transport business faces and devises strategies that address them directly.

The combination of deep legal understanding and practical solutions is central to his approach. He works collaboratively with clients to build effective, safe, and compliant systems that fit how the business actually runs — not just what a regulator expects on paper.

His broader experience includes strategic planning, managing organisational change, and performance measurement. He is also regularly sought for public speaking engagements, workshops, seminars, and training programs.

Matthew has become instantly recognisable as an Australian authority on Chain of Responsibility, having built a successful advisory business from humble beginnings over the last several years.

He has presented at national forums and seminars on the practical approach to CoR, safety philosophies, and performance measurement. His simple, genuinely practical leadership style has won the respect of transport and supply chain organisations across the country.

Having worked in — or collaboratively engaged with — enforcement agencies and industry alike, Matthew has a real-world understanding of the legal, political, and business expectations acting on the supply chain and transport industries. He has helped improve compliance and safety outcomes in over 50 Australian businesses.

MAEZ helps Australian businesses turn Chain of Responsibility, HVNL, WHS, transport safety, and chartered risk obligations into practical training, advisory, audit, and implementation pathways.

The process follows a clear operational message: find the gaps, fix the system, and prove the controls.

• Find — Identify what is exposed before an auditor or regulator does.
• Fix — Build SMS controls around how the transport business actually runs.
• Prove — Use structured records, reminders, diaries, audits, and evidence to demonstrate compliance.

Chain of Responsibility consulting and CoR training are delivered through MAEZ's advisory and training pathways. Where software is the right next step, CoRGuard supports the evidence workflow for records, fatigue and driver diary checks, maintenance, audits, document control, inductions, corrective actions, and evidence review.

To get started, contact MAEZ for a practical review of the controls, evidence, training, and SMS gaps that matter most to your operation.