Professional associations
Professional organisations and industry bodies exist for two purposes: to further the interests of the professionals in the organisation and to regulate their practice for the benefit of the public at large. The body may insist on certain standards of training and ethics for membership, but in return provide support and representation for its members.
Professional organisations and industry bodies can also be involved in advising appropriate educational institutes on curriculum development, boosting the public profile of the profession, and providing various industry related resources. Most professional organisations also provide ongoing professional development and training activities for members. These activities will be either specifically related to the discipline concerned or may be of a more generic nature.
Professional organisations and industry bodies may take a number of different forms. Some may simply provide services for members for a fee. Others may oversee professional certification that indicates a member’s qualifications in an area. In other fields membership of a particular professional body may be a legal requirement to be able to practice the profession.
Peak Bodies
Business Council of Australia
www.bca.com.au
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
www.acci.asn.au
Council for the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
www.chass.org.au
Australian Industry Group
www.aigroup.asn.au
Accounting / Finance
National Institute of Accountants
www.nia.org.au
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
www.icaa.org.au
CPA Australia
www.cpaaustralia.com.au
Institute of Internal Auditors – Australia
www.iia.org.au
Institute of Actuaries of Australia
www.actuaries.asn.au
Association of Taxation and Management Consultants
www.atma.com.au
Financial Planners Association of Australia
www.fpa.asn.au
Financial Services Institute of Australasia
www.finsia.com
Chartered Secretaries Australia
www.cicsa.com.au
Australian Institute of Credit Management
www.aicm.com.au
Finance and Treasury Association
www.fta.asn.au
Accounting, Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)
www.afaanz.org
ActEd Australasia
www.acted.com.au
Association of Taxation & Management Consultants
www.atma.com.au
Australian Bankers Association
www.bankers.asn.au
Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA)
www.afma.com.au
Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC)
www.cmcrc.com
Institute of Management Consultants
www.imc.org.au
Securities Industry Research Centre of Asia-Pacific (SIRCA)
www.sirca.usyd.edu.au
Taxation Institute of Australia
www.taxinstitute.com.au
Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
www.come.to/aares
Australian Institute of International Affairs
www.aiia.asn.au
Economic Society of Australia
www.ecosoc.org.au
The Economic Society of Australia (ESA)
www.ecosoc.org.au
Architecture
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
www.architecture.com.au
Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
www.aaca.org.au
Architects Registration Board of Victoria
www.arbv.vic.gov.au
Banking
Australian Bankers Association
www.bankers.asn.au
Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance
www.finsia.edu.au
Financial Planning Association
www.fpa.asn.au
Building / Construction
Australian Institute of Building
www.aib.org.au
Master Builders Association Australia
www.masterbuilders.com.au
Australian Constructors Association
www.constructors.com.au
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
www.aibs.com.au
Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)
www.aiqs.com.au
Building Commission
www.buildingcommission.com.au
Building Designers Association of Australia
www.bdaa.com.au
Housing Industry Association
www.hia.com.au
Institute of Engineering and Mining Surveyors Australia
www.iemsa.asn.au
Institution of Surveyors Australia (ISA)
www.isaust.org.au
Royal Australian Planning Institute
www.planning.org.au
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
www.rics.org
Education / Training
Australian Science Teachers Association
www.asta.edu.au
Australian College of Educators
www.austcolled.com.au
Early Childhood Australia
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria
www.mltav.asn.au
Incorporated Association of Registered Teachers of Victoria
www.iartv.vic.edu.au
Australian Institute of Training and Development
www.aitd.com.au
Adult Learning Australia
www.ala.asn.au
Australian Association of Career Counsellors
www.aacc.org.au
Australian Education Union
www.aeufederal.org.au
NSW Teachers Federation
www.nswtf.org.au
Engineering
As this country’s largest and most diverse engineering association, Engineers Australia enhances both the influence and professional standing of engineers within the community. It also helps its 80 000+ members achieve their personal and professional goals by providing benefits, facilities and services designed to meet their needs through every stage of their career.
Institution of Engineers, Australia
www.engineersaustralia.org.au
APESMA - Association of Professional Engineers Scientists Managers Australia
www.apesma.asn.au
Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia
www.sae-a.com.au
Association Consulting Engineers Australia
www.acea.com.au
Institution of Electrical Engineers
www.theiet.org
Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
www.ieee.org
Australian Institute of Energy
www.aie.org.au
National Engineering Registration Board
www.nerb.org.au
Environment Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
www.eianz.org
Ecological Society of Australia
www.ecolsoc.org.au
Australian Society for Limnology
www.asl.org.au
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia
www.ipwea.org.au
Institution of Chemical Engineers
www.icheme.org
Environment
Australian Council of National Trusts
www.nationaltrust.org.au
Australian Systemic Botany Society
www.anbg.gov.au/asbs
Conservation Volunteers Australia
www.conservationvolunteers.com.au
Environment Business Australia
www.environmentbusiness.com.au
Environment Victoria
www.envict.org.au
Environmental Protection Authority Victoria
www.epa.vic.gov.au
Society for Conservation Biology
www.conbio.org
Excercise / Sports Science
Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science (AAESS)
www.aaess.com.au
Health / Biotechnology / Pharmaceuticals
Australian Natural Therapists Association
www.anta.com.au
Australian Traditional - Medicine Society Ltd
www.atms.com.au
Royal College of Nursing
www.rcna.org.au
Association for Australian Rural Nurses
www.aarn.asn.au
Australian Medical Association
www.ama.com.au
Australian Nursing Federation
www.anf.org.au
Australian Healthcare Association
www.aushealthcare.com.au
Medical Industry Association of Australia
www.miaa.org.au
Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council
www.anmc.org.au
Aged and Community Services Australia
www.agedcare.org.au
Australasia & New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicaine
www.anzsnm.org.au
Australasian Podiatry Council
www.apodc.com.au
Australian Association of Occupational Therapists
www.otnsw.com.au/index.php
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
www.achper.org.au
Australian Dental Association (NSW Branch)
www.adansw.com.au
Australian Dental Council
www.dentalcouncil.net.au
Australian Institute of Environmental Health
www.aieh.org.au
Australian Institute of Radiography
www.air.asn.au
Australian Osteopathy Association
www.osteopathic.com.au
Australian Physiotherapy Association
www.apa.advsol.com.au
Australian Physiotherapy Council
www.physiocouncil.com.au
Dieticians Association of Australia
www.daa.asn.au
Nutrition Australia
www.nutritionaustralia.org
Public Health Association of Australia
www.phaa.net.au
Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
www.asc.asn.au
Australian Society of Microbiology
www.theasm.com.au
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
www.psa.org.au
Human Resources
Australian Human Resources Institute
www.ahri.com.au
Recruitment & Consulting Services Association
www.rcsa.com.au
Australian Institute of Training & Development
www.aitd.com.au
Insurance
Insurance Council of Australia
www.insurancecouncil.com.au
Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance
www.theinstitute.com.au
Information Technology / Computing
Australian Computer Society
www.acs.org.au
Australian Information Industry Association
www.aiia.com.au
Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association
www.aimia.com.au
Internet Industry Association
www.iia.net.au
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
www.phaa.net.au
Association of Commonwealth Archivists & Record Managers (ACARM)
www.acarm.org
Australasian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems
www.aaisnet.org
Australian Council of Libraries and Information Services (ACLIS)
www.nla.gov.au/aclis
Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)
www.alia.org.au
Australian Society of Archivists (ASA)
www.alia.org.au
Australian Society of Indexers (AuSSI)
www.archivenet.gov.au
International Council on Archives (ICA)
www.ica.org
Law
Law Council of Australia
www.lawcouncil.asn.au
Law Institute of Victoria
www.liv.asn.au
Law Society of NSW
www.lawsociety.com.au
Queensland Law Society
www.qls.com.au
Law Society of South Australia
www.lawsocietysa.asn.au
Law Society of Western Australia
www.lawsocietywa.asn.au
Law Society of Tasmania
www.taslawsociety.asn.au
Management
Australian Institute of Management
www.aim.com.au
Institute of Management Consultants
www.imc.org.au
Institute of Public Administration Australia
www.nsw.ipaa.org.au
Media / Advertising / Design / Marketing
The Advertising Federation of Australia is the peak body representing companies in advertising and marketing communications to industry, government, media and the public. With over 150 members across Australia, the AFA monitors and help influence government and industry policy on issues affecting members’ businesses.
The Advertising Federation of Australia
www.afa.org.au
Australian Publishers Association
www.publishers.asn.au
Australian Graphic Design Association
www.agda.com.au
Australian Marketing Institute
www.ami.org.au
Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand
www.marketing.org.au
Market Research Society Australia
www.mrsa.com.au
Public Relations Institute of Australia
www.pria.com.au
Design Institute of Australia
www.dia.org.au
Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC)
www.anzmac.org/
Australian Association of National Advertisers
www.aana.com.au
Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA)
www.adma.com.au
Australian Market & Social Research Society (AMSRS)
www.amsrs.com.au
Science
Australian Institute of Biology
www.aibiol.org.au
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
www.raci.org.au
Ecological Society of Australia
www.ecolsoc.org.au
National Institute of Forensic Science
www.nifs.com.au
Australian Institute of Physics
www.aip.org.au
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
www.aims.org.au
Australian Academy of Science
www.science.org.au
Australian Biotechnology Organisation
www.ausbiotech.org
Australian Institute of Geoscientists
www.aig.asn.au
Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
www.ausimm.com.au
Mapping Sciences Institute Australia (MSIA)
www.mappingsciences.org.au
Spatial Sciences Institute
www.spatialsciences.org.au
Psychology/Social Work/Counselling
Australian Association of Social Workers
www.aasw.asn.au
Australian College of Clinical Psychologists
www.accp.org.au
Australian Institute of Welfare & Community Workers
www.aiwcw.org.au
Australian Psychological Society
www.psychology.org.au
Centre for Community Welfare Training
www.acwa.asn.au
Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria
www.psychreg.vic.gov.au
Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
www.pacfa.org.au
Sport
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education & Recreation
www.achper.org.au
Telecommunications
Telecommunication Society of Australia
www.tsa.org.au
Travel & Tourism
Victorian Tourism Operators Association
www.vtoa.asn.au
Australian Federation of Travel Agents
www.afta.com.au
Australian Tourism Export Council
www.atec.net.au
Writing/Editing/Publishing
Australian Writers’ Guild
www.awg.com.au
Australian Society of Authors
www.asauthors.org