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September Newsletter

DSPANZ News

MBR Involvement - Thank You DSPs!

With the government’s recent announcement signifying the end of the Modernising Business Registers program, we’d like to take the opportunity to thank all DSPs for your involvement in the program over the past five years. You can access the final report here.

DSPANZ Annual General Meeting

We’re hosting our Annual General Meeting on 18 October. DSPANZ members are invited to join the meeting virtually and will have received information about how to RSVP via email. Get in touch if you need any assistance. 

Recent Submissions

We recently provided submissions to the Safe and Responsible AI in Australia and New Zealand Customer and Product Data Bill consultations. Follow the links to each submission to learn more and access a copy. 
DSPANZ Representation
Over the past month, we've represented DSPs in the following:
  • Data Retention & Minimisation Focus Group meeting
  • COSBOA Member and Stakeholder Roundtable
  • New Zealand Digital Advisory Group Meeting

Industry News

Fair Work Closing Loopholes Bill
The Fairwork Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 was introduced to Parliament on 4 September. The Bill includes amendments on casual employment, closing the labour hire loophole, wage theft and the definition of employment, among other amendments. Find more information about the Bill here and access DEWR’s factsheet detailing measures from the Bill here.
https://www.cyber.gov.au/report-and-recover/report Modern Awards Review 2023-2024
The Fair Work Commission has announced a review of modern awards following a request from the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Tony Burke. As a part of this review, the Commission will issue papers and invite interested parties to lodge submissions. They will also host conferences to discuss issues raised in the papers and submissions before publishing a final report. Learn more about the review here. 

Events 

Australian Payroll Summit
We’re excited to have Director Paul Orford representing DSPANZ at the Australian Payroll Association’s Payroll Summit in Melbourne on 27 October 2023. Paul will provide insight into how software developers deal with compliance changes and engage with the government to advocate for positive outcomes for payroll people. DSPANZ members can enjoy 10% off using the code DSPANZ when purchasing tickets. Learn more and register here.


Generative AI for Government Summit 2023
DSPANZ is proud to support the upcoming Generative AI for Government Summit in Canberra from 5 - 7 December 2023. The summit is the first event in Australia designed for the public sector to answer your burning questions about how your department or agency can harness the power of this new evolution of AI. DSPANZ members will receive a 15% discount on ticket prices by using ‘DSPANZ’ as the PROMO CODE when registering. Learn more here.


Members Spotlight 

Zavanti Australia Pty Ltd
Who are you?
Zavanti provides leading software solutions for social housing providers and the real estate industry. Zavanti Housing, one of our solutions, is an integrated property and tenancy management system designed to manage all aspects of your housing business such as tenancy, property assets, contractor dealings, reporting, as well as the ability to link to Power BI (or similar) for advanced integrated reporting.

What do you do?
Zavanti partners with our clients to deliver leading software solutions to improve business efficiency.

Where are you located?
We operate as a virtual business throughout Australia and New Zealand serving clients from Perth through to Christchurch.

Who can people contact for more information?
Email us at sales@zavanti.com or visit our website.

 

Until next time,
The Team at DSPANZ.

217 Flinders Street, Adelaide SA 5000
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