Registered organisations

Since 1 July 2009, industrial organisations such as employer associations and unions have been able to apply to Fair Work Australia for registration under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the RO Act). These organisations provide support and advice to employers and employees to help them better understand their rights and obligations in the workplace.

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Find your industry

Building & construction | Childcare | Cleaning | Clerical | Education | Entertainment | Fire | Finance |
Food manufacturing | Government | Graphic design & print | Hair & Beauty | Health | Horticulture, pastoral & agriculture | Hospitality & fast food | Metal, engineering & manufacturing | Real estate | Retail | Security |
Social & Community services | Sport | Stevedoring & maritime | Transport | Timber | Vehicle retail, services & manufacturing

Peak organisations

• Australian Council of Trade Unions
• Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Australian Industry Group

The below list of registered organisations are ordered by industry and categorised as either an employer association (E) or union (U).

Multiple Industries

These registered organisations provide support and advice to employers and employees in a broad variety of industries. You can contact them directly for further information.

National

• Australian Workers' Union (U)
• United Voice / Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (U)

State and territory based

• ACT & Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry / Confederation of A.C.T. Industry (E)
• Australian Business Industrial (NSW) (E)
• Union of Christmas Island Workers (U)
• Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (E)

Building & construction

National

• Civil Contractors Federation (E)
• Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (U)
• Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (U)
• Master Plumbers' and Mechanical Services Association of Australia (E)
• National Electrical Contractors Association (E)
• Timber Trade Industrial Association (E)
• Traffic Management Association of Australia (E)

State and territory based

• Building Services Contractors Association of Australia, New South Wales Division (E)
• Master Builders' Construction and Housing Association of the Australian Capital Territory (E)
• Master Builders Northern Territory (E)
• Master Builders' Association of New South Wales (E)
• Master Builders Association of South Australia Incorporated (E)
• Master Builders Association of Tasmania Inc. (E)
• Master Builders' Association of Victoria (E)
• Master Painters Australia - NSW Association Inc. (E)
• Master Plumbers & Mechanical Contractors Association of New South Wales (E)
• Timber Merchants' Association (Victoria) (E)
• Union of Christmas Island Workers (U)

Childcare

National

• Australian Childcare Centres Association

Cleaning

National

• Building Services Contractors Association of Australia, New South Wales Division (E)
• Building Services Contractors Association of Australia - Queensland Division, Industrial Organisation of Employers (E)

Clerical

National

• Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union  (U)
• Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (U)

Education

National

• Australian Education Union (U)
• Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (E)
• Australian Principals Federation (U)
• Independent Education Union of Australia (U)
• National Tertiary Education Industry Union (U)

Entertainment

National

• Australian Entertainment Industry Association  (E)
• Australian Writers' Guild Association (U)
• Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance  (U)
• Musicians' Union of Australia (U)
• Screen Producers Association of Australia (E)
• Showmen's Guild of Australasia (E)

State-based

• Victorian Showmen's Guild (E)

Fire

National

• National Fire Industry Association (E)
• United Firefighters' Union of Australia (U)

Finance

National

• Finance Sector Union of Australia (U)
• Trustee Corporations Association of Australia (E)

Food manufacturing

National

• Australian Meat Industry Council (E)
• Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (U)
• Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) (U)
• National Union of Workers (U)
• Baking Manufacturers' Industry Association of Australia (E)

State-based

• New South Wales Soft Drink Association (Country Division) (E)
• Breweries and Bottleyards Employees’ Industrial Union of Workers of Western Australia, The (U)

Government

National

• Customs Officers Association of Australia, Fourth Division (U)
• Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) (U)
• Police Federation of Australia (U)

State-based

• Local Government Association of New South Wales (E)
• Shires Association of New South Wales  (E)
• Western Australian Shire Councils, Municipal Road Boards, Health Boards, Parks, Cemeteries and Racecourse, Public Authorities, Water Boards Union (U)

Graphic design & print

National

• Graphic Arts Services Association of Australia (E)
• Printing Industries Association of Australia (E)

Hair & Beauty

National

• Hair and Beauty Australia (E)
• Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (U)

Health

National

• Australian Community Services Employers Association (E)
• Australian Nursing Federation (U)
• Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation (U)
• Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) (U)
• Extended Care Industry Secretariat (E)

State-based

• Victorian Hospitals' Industrial Association  (E)

Horticulture, pastoral & agriculture

National

• Agribusiness Employers' Federation (E)
• Mechanical Harvesters Association of Australia (E)
• Shearing Contractors' Association of Australia (E)

State-based

• NSW Farmers' (Industrial) Association (E)
• Pastoralists' and Graziers' Association of Western Australia (Incorporated) (E)
• Pastoralists' Association of West Darling, The (E)
• South Australian Farmers Federation Industrial Association (E)
• TFGA Industrial Association (E)
• Victorian Association of Forest Industries (E)
• Victorian Farmers Federation Industrial Association (E)

Hospitality & fast food

National

• Australian Hotels Association (E)
• Australian Retailers Association (E)
• Club Managers' Association, Australia (U)
• Clubs Australia - Industrial (E)
• Motor Inn, Motel and Accomodation Association (E)
• Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association

State-based

• Clubs Victoria Inc. (E)
• Restaurant and Catering Association of Victoria (E)
• Union of Christmas Island Workers (U)

Metal, engineering & manufacturing

National

• Association of Consulting Architects - Australia (E)
• Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (U)
• Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) (U)
• CSR & Holcim Staff Association (U)
• Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (U)
• National Union of Workers (U)
• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (U)

State-based

• Metal Industries Association Tasmania (E)

Real estate

State-based

• Property Sales Association of Queensland, Union of Employees (U)
• Real Estate Employers' Federation of South Australia (E)
• Real Estate Association of New South Wales, The (E)

Retail

National

• Australian Gift Homewares Association Limited (E)
• Australian Retailers Association (E)
• Master Grocers Australia Limited (E)
• Pharmacy Guild of Australia (E)
• Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (U)

State-based

• VANA Limited (E)

Security

National

• Australian Security Industry Association Ltd (E)
• Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (U)

State-based

• Building Services Contractors Association of Australia, New South Wales Division (E)

Social & community services

National

• Australian Community Services Employers Association (E)
• Australian Nursing Federation (U)
• Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) (U)
• Health Services Union (U)

State and territory based

• Aged & Community Services Association of NSW and ACT Incorporated (E)
• Victorian Hospitals' Industrial Association (E)

Sport

National

• Australian Trainers' Association (E)

Stevedoring & maritime

National

• Australian Maritime Officers' Union (U)
• Maritime Union of Australia (U)

Transport

National

• Australian and International Pilots Association (U)
• Australian Federation of Air Pilots (U)
• Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association (U)
• Australian Public Transport Industrial Association (E)
• Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union (U)
• Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Employees (U)
• Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia (U)
• Flight Attendants' Association of Australia (U)
• Transport Workers' Union of Australia (U)
• VIPA (U)

State-based

Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW (E)

Timber

National

• Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (U)
• Timber Trade Industrial Association (E)

State-based

• Tasmanian Sawmillers Industrial Association (E)
• Timber Merchant's Association (Victoria) (E)
• Victorian Association of Forest Industries(E)

Vehicle retail, services & manufacturing

National

• Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association (E)
• Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) (U)
•  Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association(U)

State-based

• Motor Trade Association of South Australia (E)
• Motor Traders' Association of New South Wales (E)
• Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (E)

Note: There are industrial associations active in Australia that are not registered under the RO Act that can also offer assistance.