The Workbench.
Expert analysis, in minutes.

Simpoli's AI-powered analysis engine. Select a project, choose an objective, and receive expert-grade regulatory analysis auto-resolved from your live legislation register.

For developers
Two weeks in two minutes.
The Workbench is how Simpoli replaces weeks of consultant research with structured, cited analysis.

The Workbench

Two weeks in two minutes.

The Workbench is Simpoli's AI-powered analysis engine. Select a project, choose an objective, and receive expert-grade regulatory analysis that would normally take your team weeks to produce. The Workbench auto-resolves the relevant legislation from your Register — no manual selection required.

Two example modules below. The Workbench catalogue is growing — new modules ship continuously.

"It's 80% of the result in 2 minutes that would take us 2 weeks."
— Senior Development Manager, Australian renewables developer

Primary Approvals Strategy

From project polygon to regulator-ready approvals plan — in 3 steps.

Project site polygon mapped in the Simpoli app — Location and GIS modal with search and Save/Refresh actions
Step 1

Locate your site

Start with a street address, Lot/DP or strata reference, or GPS coordinates. Simpoli resolves the site polygon and auto-discovers jurisdiction, overlays, land tenure, and environmental zones.

Project context form — Documents upload, Project Scope, and Location fields filled with example detail
Step 2

Add your project details

Technology, capacity, milestones, and connection intent — a short form captures everything needed to scope the regulatory surface.

~ 3 minutes of input

Generated Primary Approvals Strategy report — Executive Direction, Statutory Thresholds, Critical Red Flags with cited Acts
Step 3

Primary Approvals Strategy

A structured report that typically includes:

  • Approvals inventory across all tiers
  • Critical-path map and sequencing
  • Risk register with triggers and likelihood
  • Studies & evidence checklist
  • Stakeholder and agency engagement plan

Subject Matter Expert in action

A hard regulatory question, asked and answered in minutes.

Project brief Flagged
Asset
90 MW wind farm
Location
Regional Victoria
Proximity
2.3 km from a Ramsar wetland
Survey signal
Potential impact on migratory shorebird
Step 1

A problem at your project

Your 90 MW wind farm in regional Victoria sits 2.3 km from a Ramsar wetland. Surveys flag potential impact on a migratory shorebird.

  • Does this trigger an EPBC Act referral?
  • What studies will DCCEEW expect?
  • How long will it delay our FID?
Subject Matter Expert input — Select legislation dropdown set to EPBC Act 1999, free-text question field, Produce expert assessment button
Step 2

Ask the Workbench

Type the question directly into the Subject Matter Expert input. No need to pre-select legislation — the Workbench auto-resolves it from your Register.

Subject Matter Expert Report — Legislative Advisory Memorandum for the Gilgandra Plains Solar Project with Executive Summary and Statutory Requirements Table citing EPBC Act sections
Step 3

A clear, cited answer

Yes — EPBC s18 is likely triggered. Expect a Preliminary Documentation pathway with targeted surveys; plan for ~6–9 months of referral and studies before FID.

Every claim cited to live legislation in your Register.

Two examples above. The catalogue is growing.

Primary Approvals Strategy and Subject Matter Expert Report (detailed above) are two outputs from an expanding library of Workbench modules. Each module turns a recurring regulatory question into a cited, expert-grade artefact in minutes.

Detailed above

Primary Approvals Strategy

Regulator-ready approvals plan, critical path, and risk register from a project polygon.

Detailed above

Subject Matter Expert Report

Cited Legislative Advisory Memorandum on any specific regulatory question — partner-ready.

Module

Connection Application Assessment

Grid-connection regulatory pathway, AEMO and network-operator requirements, conditions checklist.

Module

Work Health & Safety Assessment

Cross-jurisdiction WHS regulatory obligations mapped to your project's construction and operations phases.

Module

EPBC Referral Pathway Scan

Matters of National Environmental Significance assessment, likely controlled-action determination, expected DCCEEW pathway.

Module

Cultural Heritage & First Nations Engagement

Aboriginal heritage instruments by jurisdiction, consultation pathways, registered party obligations.

Module

Biodiversity Offsets Assessment

Federal and state offset frameworks, threatened species exposure, indicative liability quantification.

Module

Bushfire & Site Hazard Scan

Bushfire-prone-land overlays, asset-protection-zone obligations, jurisdiction-specific bushfire regulation.

Modules ship continuously as the regulatory surface expands. The names above reflect current and near-term coverage — tell us what your team needs and we'll prioritise it on the roadmap.

Why you can trust the answer.

Provenance built into every output. No guessing, no hidden assumptions.

Cited to live legislation

Every claim, summary, and recommendation links back to the source instrument and clause. Court-ready references, audit-ready by construction.

Single source of truth

Your Register is current, not a stale snapshot. Revision detection runs continuously across Australian jurisdictions — no parallel spreadsheet to maintain.

Human in the loop

Simpoli surfaces, your team decides. The Workbench drafts; senior reviewers add judgement. AI doesn't replace expertise — it sharpens it.