About

The blog is intended to provide news and information about the regulation of education and care services under the National Law. It is managed by Mick Ogrizek. I have also published a book called Australian Childcare Regulation that can be purchased via Lulu.com.

I am now retired but was Manager, Monitoring and Compliance, at the Victorian Regulatory Authority under the National Law (the Victorian Department of Education and Training) between 2012-2015. Prior to that at I was involved in operational policy development with Victoria Police for some years. I was also a solicitor, with my own firm for over 17 years (on a part time basis). I have a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Graduate Diploma in Regulatory Studies and a Certificate IV in Government Investigations. I also have a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with a major in Politics and minor in Legal Studies, and a Master of Arts (by thesis, in Politics).