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Manufacturing to a better environment for Austool Ltd
Austool is a not-for-profit company working to enhance the competitiveness of the Australian toolmaking and manufacturing industries. This case study documented an improved tool design process with the aim of inspiring other toolmakers and designers to use similar, more efficient processes.
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Integration of the NSW Food Safety System, Issues Paper for SafeFood Production NSW
This paper discussed the issues to be considered in the review of SafeFood’s operation (as required by Section 73 of the Food Production (Safety) Act 1998). In particular, it canvassed the option of establishing a single through-chain agency. While available to members of the public it was aimed primarily at professional stakeholders involved in the food industry. This project involved restructuring and rewriting the draft and consulting with authors.
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Load-based Licensing for NSW Environment Protection Authority
This paper described the changes to environmental regulation, the rationale for the change and introduced some of the mechanisms to be used. It included a number of case studies. The document was aimed at existing licence holders and the general public. The project involved evaluating the effectiveness of the initial draft prepared by the EPA, restructuring and rewriting the document, as well as document design.
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Consolidation Walkthrough for Australian Taxation Office
This project did not produce a standard paper document, but rather a set of display posters. Tax practitioners and business managers were invited to a display where they could read about the changes being introduced and talk to Tax Office personnel about the finer details. This project required simplifying complex taxation law into a few key ideas that were used to anchor the text. The key challenge was to write text that was sufficiently simple for a display, but that was also accurate and in accord with the tax legislation.
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Hazpak and Backpak for WorkCover NSW
Both these publications were designed as self-help tools for business owners. They helped them identify and assess hazards and design a program of corrective action. These projects involved working with safety science academics and helping them translate abstract concepts into everyday language.
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