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Is the free assessment a Regulation 10 certification?

Regulatory positioning · Reg 10.3.3 (Accredited Certification Body certification)

Reviewed 18 Sep 2026

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No. The free readiness assessment is guidance to help you produce audit-ready evidence for assessment. It is not a Regulation 10 certification, and it is not legal advice.

Certification under Reg 10.3.3 is a role reserved to an Accredited Certification Body, not to a self-serve questionnaire, however accurate its scoring. See How the Accredited Certification Body scheme and the Reg 10 Accelerator differ for what an Accredited Certification Body actually does and how that differs from the Accelerator route.

If you are new to Regulation 10, confirm your specific obligations with counsel, or start with the plain-English knowledge base before treating any score, from this assessment or otherwise, as a compliance determination.

Audit-ready, not certification. This guide helps you produce evidence for assessment. Certification may only be issued by an Accredited Certification Body or by the Commissioner, if the Commissioner establishes a certification scheme. Confirm your specific obligations with counsel.

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