Chain of Responsibility Audit | Practical CoR Audit Services

A Chain of Responsibility (CoR) audit measures how well your transport business meets its obligations under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). It reviews your systems, controls, and evidence against what the law expects, then provides constructive feedback on where gaps exist and what to do about them.

The HVNL establishes a national scheme for regulating heavy vehicle use on roads in a way that promotes public safety and manages the impact of heavy vehicles on infrastructure and the community. A CoR audit helps every party in the supply chain understand whether their safety system is actually working in practice — not just on paper.

MAEZ conducts CoR audits as an industry-compliant benchmark analysis designed for every party in the supply chain, including:

• Consignors and consignees
• Loaders and packers
• Operators and drivers
• Executives and managers
• Schedulers and dispatchers

If you influence a heavy vehicle transport task, a CoR audit helps you understand whether your controls are meeting your legal obligations. Learn more about the framework on our About Chain of Responsibility page.

MAEZ principal consultant Matthew Wragg has spent decades in senior management roles at major Australian blue-chip companies including CSR, Linfox, Salmat, and Harris Scarfe. His experience, coupled with a Masters Degree in Logistics Management from Sydney University, an Exemplar Audit Cert IV, and a Cert IV in Adult Education, allows him to bring a careful consideration of safety needs within a transport environment.

Just as importantly, he brings a required level of commercial thought when auditing or educating others in the safety aspects of a transport task within your supply chain.

With over 20 years of supply chain senior management experience — including as the former National Logistics Manager for CSR Monier — Matthew understands both the safety obligations and the commercial realities your business faces.

If you would like to discuss how a CoR audit applies to your operation, contact MAEZ directly.

The Heavy Vehicle National Law has a specific objective: to establish a national scheme for facilitating and regulating the use of heavy vehicles on roads in a way that promotes public safety, while managing the impact of heavy vehicles on the road network.

Operationally, this means every party in the supply chain shares responsibility for preventing breaches of mass, dimension, loading, speed, fatigue, and vehicle standards requirements. A CoR audit helps you identify whether your controls are meeting those obligations in practice.

MAEZ helps you turn these obligations into practical action. Whether you need a CoR consulting review or a full audit, the goal is the same: find the gaps, fix the system, and prove the controls are working.

For a deeper look at how duty holders fit into the framework, see our guide on Chain of Responsibilities and what Australian HVNL duty holders need to understand.