Ownership marks and practice marks, all verified to the same audit-grade standard - stack the ones that fit and renew them together.
Our flagship certification verifies beneficial ownership against entity records and shareholdings, so the green-and-gold claim on your shopfront stands on evidence rather than vibes. Certified businesses receive the Proudly Independent and Australian Held mark with a unique certificate ID.
Customers can validate any certificate on the public register in seconds - which is exactly what makes displaying it worth something.
AC/01 rules, evidence & obligations →
Family businesses trade on trust built across generations. This mark verifies that ownership and day-to-day control genuinely sit with the family - a story shoppers love and competitors cannot fake.
Verification covers ownership structure and active operation, with simple annual confirmation as the business grows.
AC/02 rules, evidence & obligations →
This mark certifies businesses that are majority women-owned or demonstrably women-led at governance and executive level. Buyers and procurement teams increasingly look for exactly this signal - we make it checkable.
Evidence is assessed by our compliance team and revisited annually, keeping the register meaningful.
AC/03 rules, evidence & obligations →
The Owned track verifies majority First Nations ownership. The Engaged track recognises organisations with genuine, evidenced reconciliation commitments - real plans, real partnerships and real spend, not a logo on a slide.
Both tracks are assessed with care, documented thoroughly and reviewed annually.
AC/04 rules, evidence & obligations →
This mark recognises employers with practical commitments to recruiting, supporting and developing veterans and their families - policies in place, pathways that work and people who can vouch for them.
A strong signal for defence-adjacent contracts and for the growing number of customers who choose businesses that serve those who served.
AC/05 rules, evidence & obligations →
Regional Australia runs on local operators. This mark verifies that a business is genuinely based, staffed and invested in regional or rural Australia - useful for grants, tenders and customers who want their spend to stay in the district.
Verification covers location, employment and local footprint.
AC/06 rules, evidence & obligations →
This mark assesses the practical things that make an operation environmentally responsible: waste and energy practices, supplier choices and measurable commitments - sized for small business rather than written for multinationals.
No greenwash: claims are checked against evidence, and the criteria are published in plain language.
AC/07 rules, evidence & obligations →
This practice mark assesses your handling of personal information against the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles - collection, storage, access, disclosure and the policies behind them.
It includes data breach response readiness: a tested plan, clear roles and notification procedures, so the worst day is a managed day.
AC/08 rules, evidence & obligations →
Cyber Safe certifies alignment with the Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential Eight at a defined maturity level - patching, application control, MFA, backups and the rest, assessed and documented.
Highly marketable for any organisation holding student or client data: it answers the security question before procurement asks it.
AC/09 rules, evidence & obligations →
Almost nobody certifies this yet - we do. The mark verifies that an organisation uses AI tools ethically and transparently: disclosed use, human oversight, fairness in assessment and clear policies your staff actually follow.
Built on CAQA's hands-on AI expertise, it lets you adopt AI confidently and prove you are doing it right.
AC/10 rules, evidence & obligations →
This mark assesses disability access across premises and platforms, inclusive design of learning and service materials, and the application of Universal Design for Learning principles.
Inclusion you can evidence - valued by participants, families, employers and funders alike.
AC/11 rules, evidence & obligations →
Students, agents, partners and purchasers all quietly ask the same question: will this organisation be here next year? This mark answers it with a structured financial viability assessment by professionals who do this for regulators.
Certification signals stability without publishing your accounts - the register shows the status, not the statements.
AC/12 rules, evidence & obligations →Every certificate carries a unique ID anyone can validate online.
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