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I prioritise chemical-free living environments to protect my health and ensure safety for long-term residency sits. (Recent means within the previous 4 weeks.)

As a non-user with strict health standards, I require an environment free of these substances to maintain air quality and personal integrity. If you are a predominantly outdoors smoker of nicotine, that is probably ok; more discussion required.

My professional agreement requires mutual trust; surveillance of my private living areas or my electronic devices or my motor vehicle or any aspect of my business, or those of my family members and friends, at any time before / during / after the sit compromises that trust and privacy and violates basic human rights.

Privacy violations will be reported to the relevant authorities.

I neither endorse nor knowingly engage in any form of insider trading, which is prohibited by law. Furthermore, unreadable invasions of personal privacy are a fundamental violation of basic human rights also prohibited by law. Hard no, sorry.

Apart from routine tidiness and upkeep, I WILL NOT provide any form of personal care and assistance services. You should seek assistance for those services via appropriate NDIS or Aged Care or other service providers. Hard no, sorry.

Consistent with security protocols, I must be the sole point of access and accountability for the property's security during the assignment. Should access by anyone else be required, it must be pre-arranged unless there is a clear and active emergency in progress. Hard no, sorry.

My value exchange includes a secure, comfortable internal bedroom for the duration of my live-in, professional care commitment. For health and hygiene reasons, I bring my own bedding and manchester.

Adequate climate control (A/C) is essential for maintaining a safe and comfortable environment at all times, but especially during extreme heat, for both me as the sitter and for your pets. Cooler seasons, on a case by case basis, provided adequate heating is also available.

As a standard professional practice, I require a functioning alarm system to effectively manage and maximize the home's security protocols during your absence.

Secure, off-street parking is necessary for the safety and protection of my vehicle during my commitment to your home.

My service scope is based on a pre-agreed contract; managing unforeseen or extra duties risks compromising the care standards for the agreed-upon tasks.

Some Flexibility: Each sit is on a case by case basis, subject to the scope and nature of additional requirements.

I require a clean, tidy, insect free, and safe working environment to focus on the home's security and maintenance, and to prevent health hazards.

Some Flexibility: Each sit is on a case by case basis and if your home is under rennovations, but otherwise safe to inhabit then let's discuss options.

While I do carry my own mobile broadband for my WFH business, reliable, high-speed internet is highly preferred for efficient communication and streaming.

Some Flexibility: Assignments lacking adequate high-speed access are accepted only on a case-by-case basis after detailed discussion to ensure work continuity.

To maintain professional standards, my commitment is capped to approximately one hour of active house/pet management per day to ensure balanced, focused care.

Some Flexibility: Each sit is on a case by case basis, let's have a discussion.

In the value exchange model, accommodation and utilities are provided by the homeowner in exchange for my professional care services. Hard no, sorry.

Limiting the number of pets to domestic animals, with maximum numbers adhering to local government by-laws, ensures I can provide meticulous, high-quality, individualized care and attention to each animal.

Some Flexibility: Each sit is on a case by case basis.

Unfortunately, I am unable to offer assistance for large breeds of dogs.

Some Flexibility: Each sit is on a case by case basis; if your animal is large but otherwise easy to manage, let's have a discussion.

Consistent with my high standards for home hygiene and cleanliness, I must maintain an environment where pets are restricted from sleeping on bedding. Hard no, sorry.

I must ensure the safety and suitability of the assignment. Complex veterinary health care needs or contagious cases fall outside my general expertise and are better managed by a dedicated veterinary professions house-sitter or verterinary hospital.

Some Flexibility: Each sit is on a case by case basis; in an emergency, and provided I am adequately briefed and shown the how to's by a qualified veterinary professional, I will provide a short interval of interim care of no more than 6 hours, until a suitably qualified veterinary sitter or a veterinary clinic stay is arranged.

For the safety of the sitting assignment and to mitigate health risks, all pets must be current on core vaccinations and required treatments.

I require a pest-free environment; managing active pet infections or household infestations (fleas / ticks / worms / other pests) is a preparatory task for the homeowner, not me as the sitter.

My experience is limited to common domestic pets and urban avian livestock (chickens, quail, ducks, geese); specialized care requirements for exotic or non-domestic species are beyond my scope of competency.

Some Flexibility: Each sit is on a case by case basis, and some exotic animals might indeed be ok; open for discussion.

My experience does not extend to the husbandry or handling of rodents, and I must respectfully decline sits involving them.

Care for native fauna requires specialist permits and expertise which I do not possess, making it inappropriate for a routine house sit.

However, I do know how to handle a rescue, what not to touch, and have contacts for the appropriate agencies to step in should a situation occur on your property during my stay.