Consult Australia Member Services

• Advertising discounts

  CE Update

  Members are entitled to a 10% discount in the members only fortnightly e-newsletter.

  Contact Kisanne Dulin for more information.

  Consulting Matters

  Members are entitled to a 10% discount in the members quarterly magazine, Consulting Matters.

  Contact Kisanne Dulin for more information.
  
   

• Business opportunities and networking

  Your Business will have access to business opportunities and networking events, through a number of mediums:

  • Recognition from clients;
  • Member promotion;
  • Networking and professional development for young professionals;
  • Awards for Excellence; and
  • Increased industry profile.

• Business services

  Your business will have access to professional advice and be updated with critical information on business issues such as:

  • International trade;
  • Contracts/publications;
  • Professional indemnity insurance;
  • WHS (Workplace Health & Safety);
  • Workplace relations/human resources;
  • Legal advice; and
  • Business development and benchmarking.

• Consult Australia Logo

  Consult Australia is nationally and internationally recognised as a point of contact for professionally qualified firms. A major advantage of Consult Australia membership is the signal which use of the organisation's logo sends to the market of the quality of a member firm's services, and its adherence to high professional, commercial and ethical standards.

  To download the Consult Australia members logo, please CLICK HERE. (Please note you will need to be logged in with your members only password to access this page.)

• Education and training

  Consult Australia works with expert speakers to deliver a series of education and training programs. This includes CPD seminars on topics such as:

  • Management and leadership;
  • Contracts and risk management;
  • Professional indemnity and liability;
  • Workplace Health & Safety (WHS); and
  • Sustainability

  For events in your area, please visit our Education and Training Events Calendar

• Keeping members informed

  
  Your employees will be kept informed of important industry news through Consult Australia's fortnightly newsletter, CE Update and quarterly magazine, Consulting Matters.

• List of member firms

  Consult Australia members can view a list of other members online. To view a list of Consult Australia members, please Click here.

• Member concessions

   

  Discounted Health Insurance - Overseas Visitor Employees

  Consult Australia have teamed with Bupa Australia to provide the Consult Australia's members and their overseas visitor employees a range of private health care products at a discounted rate. Bupa Australia currently provides around three million Australians with health care, through the brands - HBA, MBF and Mutual Community. To be eligible for the discount, you must be employed with one of Consult Australia's member firms, be the holder of a work visa, join the Consult Australia Corporate Healthplan and pay via direct debit or payroll deduction. Please click here for more information.

  Retired Membership

  Considerable concessions are available for retired members who still wish to keep up to date with developments in the field.

  Publications

  Consult Australia offers a broad range of titles for sale to both members and non-members, including Australian documentation and international publications, contracts and contract guides developed by FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers).

  Consult Australia's Bookshop offers an efficient method of ordering and paying for your selection online, via a secure server, with your order processed and dispatched promptly following receipt of payment (subject to availability).

  • Click here for Consult Australia's Bookshop

  NSW Business Chamber - Workplace OHS

  WorkplaceOHS is an innovative website focusing on the needs of OHS professionals, providing news, tools and expert advice:

  • OHS news email alerts
  • 'Ask an Expert' email service;
  • Summaries of the latest developments in legislation on OHS and environmental health;
  • State-by-state comparative tables and overviews of legislation and minimum requirements for legal compliance;
  • Sample policies, procedures and checklists; Search engine for OHS-Specific Australian and international websites.

  1. Visit http://www.workplaceohs.com.au/ for a free trial

  2. Call 1800 620 391 and ask about the special discount price for Consult Australiamembers.

  Annual Cost: Available to Consult Australia members at the ABL member rate of $495 (GST-inc).

• PI Pathway

  Consult Australia believes that it is important to support members in all aspects of their business. We also recognise the impact that the insurance market has on Consult Australia member firms in terms of availability, affordability and quality of Professional Indemnity Insurance.

  Our members have been consistently telling us that PI Insurance is a critical business issue. By opening the PI Pathway, Consult Australia is pleased to provide its membership with a referral service that provides access to broking services and a range of associated support services, which will be provided by a Panel of two Brokers selected by Consult Australia.

  Please Note: This is a service available only for Consult Australia members, members will need their Consult Australia username and password to access certain parts of this website. If you do not have a username and password, or have forgotten your username, please contact the Consult Australia National Office on 02 8252 6700.

  Click here to read more.

• Representation

  Your business will be represented by Consult Australia on various business and government bodies that collectively meet and work together on influencing policy developments for industry improvement, including:

  • Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI);
  • Australian Business Limited (ABL);
  • Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF);
  • Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC); and
  • Built Environment Meets Parliament (BEMP).

  Consult Australia members have the opportunity to actively participate and influence policy developments and commercial activities through roundtables and special interest groups. Currently, our active Roundtables are:

  • Skills;
  • Workforce diversity;
  • Smaller & regional firms;
  • Liability & contracts;
  • Workplace health & safety (WHS);
  • Infrastructure; and
  • Sustainability

  With the support of our members, we have achieved significant results in lobbying and commercial enhancement, particularly in the areas of professional indemnity insurance, skills shortage, contracts and liability.

• Surveys and benchmarking

  Practice Performance Survey

  Consult Australia's annual practice performance survey gives you a good guide and outlook for your business and the industry. Read More

  Annual Salary and Benefits Survey

  Since 2001, Consult Australia member firms have participated in Consult Australia's Salaries & Benefits Survey implemented by remuneration specialists Aon Hewitt. Read More

  Skills Surveys

  Research and collection of data is required to ensure that Consult Australia and its members better understand the scope and impact of the skills shortage. Read More