About Consult Australia Membership

Consult Australia is a not-for-profit association that delivers value for consulting firms operating in the built and natural environment.

We represent member firms’ business interests at a commercial, community, industry and government level through collaboration, education, support and advocacy.

Membership to Consult Australia is corporate, rather than individual, allowing some 50,000 employees from within our firms to benefit from our services.

We currently have more than 270 members spanning the private and public sectors, ranging from large, multi-disciplinary firms through to small, niche practices. 

As an association, Consult Australia is predominantly focused on improving the commercial environment for our members and improving standards across the industry. We achieve this in a number of ways, some of which are listed below.

• Lobbying state and national government and industry bodies to improve the business environment in which our member firms operate.  We take a unified, industry on areas such as: business development; procurement; liability; standards; and workplace relation issues.
• Promotion through our popular referral services and close alliances with other business organisations. Consult Australia is internationally recognized as one of the largest members of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC).
• Day-to-day running of our member firms’ businesses through an extensive range of support activities and services, including: publications; practice notes; seminars; training and personal advice.

Benefits of Consult Australia Membership

• Access to government as a collective voice to initiate legislative and regulatory change
• Create a commercially sound environment for your business to operate in
• Staying informed and abreast of important issues impacting your business
• Recognition from Clients
• Access to market intelligence and benchmarking tools for business development activities
• Education and professional development for your employees
• Access to international contacts and representation
• Networking with key stakeholders in the industry
• Administrative support and advice on running your business
• Networking opportunities to form partnerships for specific projects
• Business and Client Referrals through Consult Australia's Engineer Search
• Education and Seminars on business related issues such as management, contracts, risk management as well as a range of technical seminars

Join Consult Australia

To be eligible to join Consult Australia, you must satisfy the eligibility criteria as outlined in the Constitution and By-Laws, please click here to view a summary of our membership eligibility criteria.

If you meet our eligibility criteria and would like to join Consult Australia, please click here to download the Consult Australia Membership Application Form.

Please note that all applications must be approved by the Consult Australia Board. Approval will depend on timing of the next meeting. Please call the National Office on 02 9922 4711 for details of the next Board meeting.