Brisbane · Queensland · Australia-Wide
Compliance365 is headquartered in Brisbane. We deliver ISO 27001, Essential Eight, SOC 2, and ISO 42001 for Queensland businesses — on-site when it counts, remote where it's faster. Fixed-price. No third-party GRC platform licences.
Most compliance consultancies treating Brisbane as a regional market fly consultants in from Sydney or Melbourne, or deliver everything remotely from interstate. Compliance365 operates from Brisbane. Our practitioners understand Queensland Government procurement cycles, the Queensland tech sector, the resources industry's security requirements, and the defence contractor landscape around Amberley and the CBD.
That matters for engagements where workshops, leadership briefings, and internal audit dress rehearsals benefit from someone in the same room — not someone dialling in from two time zones away.
Every engagement is fixed-price, milestone-gated, and delivered inside your existing Microsoft 365 environment.
Full ISMS build and Stage 1/Stage 2 audit support. Most Brisbane engagements complete in 10–14 weeks. Evidence lives in SharePoint — no Vanta, no Drata, no ongoing licence cost.
Learn more →ASD Essential Eight maturity uplift to ML1, ML2, or ML3. Required for Queensland Government contractors and DISP members. Delivered using Intune, Defender, and Entra — tools you already own.
Learn more →Defence Industry Security Program membership, ISM alignment, and IRAP assessment readiness. Relevant for Brisbane-area businesses supplying to Amberley, RAAF, Army, or Commonwealth Defence contracts.
Learn more →Privacy Information Management System aligned to the Australian Privacy Act. Integrates directly with ISO 27001. One evidence set, two frameworks — important for Queensland Health suppliers and fintech firms handling personal information.
Learn more →SOC 2 Type I and Type II readiness for Brisbane SaaS companies with US enterprise customers. Most Brisbane SaaS businesses combine SOC 2 with ISO 27001 in a single engagement — one control set, two certifications.
Learn more →AI Management System for Brisbane businesses using or building AI products. Model inventory, AI risk assessment, human oversight, and responsible AI policy — delivered inside Microsoft 365.
Learn more →Queensland procurement, regulation, and industry shape what compliance certifications actually matter for Brisbane businesses.
Queensland Government agencies and state-owned corporations require suppliers to demonstrate security maturity. ISO 27001 is the most widely recognised mechanism. The Queensland Government ICT Supplier Panel, QGov Digital, and QH supply agreements all reference security certification requirements that ISO 27001 satisfies.
Brisbane's proximity to major RAAF and Army bases, and the concentration of defence primes and sub-contractors in the southeast Queensland corridor, makes DISP membership and Essential Eight ML2 a recurring requirement. Resources sector companies with digital operations face similar procurement expectations from major operators.
Brisbane's growing technology sector — particularly the cluster around Fortitude Valley and South Bank — increasingly includes SaaS companies selling into Australian enterprise and government accounts. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 are the two certifications procurement teams expect. Combined engagements deliver both on a shared evidence base.
Queensland Health is one of the largest healthcare organisations in Australia. Suppliers and technology partners handling health information face both the Privacy Act 1988 and sector-specific requirements. ISO 27701 alongside ISO 27001 provides the documented privacy programme that Queensland Health and private health operators expect.
No, but they overlap heavily. IS18:2018 is the Queensland Government's information security policy under the QGEA and applies to agencies; ISO 27001 is an international certifiable standard. IS18 explicitly recognises ISO 27001-aligned controls, so an ISMS built to ISO 27001 gives agencies most of what an IS18 return needs — and gives suppliers something independently audited to point at.
It depends on the data you touch. For most ICT suppliers the practical answer is ISO 27001 certification plus demonstrable Essential Eight maturity, because those are the two things procurement teams can verify quickly. If you are handling classified or personal health information the bar moves up. A scoping call will tell you which of those applies before you spend anything.
Yes. Compliance365 is headquartered in Brisbane. For local engagements we attend your office for kickoff workshops, leadership briefings, and internal audit sessions. Most day-to-day work runs remotely — but we're local when it matters.
Yes. ISO 27001 is the standard security assurance mechanism for Queensland Government ICT procurement. Certification demonstrates an independently-audited security posture — which a self-assessment questionnaire or policy document cannot replicate.
For a focused-scope engagement (under 50 staff or a defined product scope), 8 weeks is achievable. Most mid-market Brisbane businesses (50–200 staff) complete in 10–12 weeks. A 30-minute scoping call gives you a precise timeline for your situation.
Yes — and this is one of the most common engagement shapes for Brisbane businesses with both government and enterprise customers. A single control set and evidence pack can satisfy both. Combined engagements save 30–40% versus running them sequentially.
The right certification is decided by whoever is signing your contract, not by a general best-practice list. This is how it usually breaks down in Brisbane.
IS18 (QGEA) + ISO 27001
Queensland Government agencies operate under IS18:2018, part of the QGEA. Suppliers are routinely asked to evidence an equivalent information security posture, and ISO 27001 is the most widely accepted way to do that without rebuilding your programme per tender.
DISP + Essential 8 ML2
Southeast Queensland's defence corridor — including the RAAF presence at Amberley — pulls sub-contractors into Defence Industry Security Program membership. DISP entry conditions reference the ISM, and Essential Eight ML2 is the practical baseline underneath it.
ISO 27701 + ISO 27001
Health information carries obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 and the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme. A PIMS built on ISO 27701 gives you documented lawful-basis, ROPA and data-rights handling on the same evidence base as your ISMS.
ISO 27001 + SOC 2
Brisbane SaaS companies selling into Australian enterprise and US customers usually meet both asks. Run together, one control set and one evidence pipeline satisfies both reports rather than two disconnected programmes.
Practitioner detail on the frameworks that come up most for Brisbane organisations.
What IS18 requires, and how it maps to Essential Eight and ISO 27001.
Read more →Delivery for Queensland Government agencies and their suppliers.
Read more →The maturity levels and all eight controls, in full.
Read more →What certification actually costs, with no vague ranges.
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