Leading through collaboration with Engineers Australia 

Consult Australia as the voice of businesses in design, advisory and engineering consultancy, and Engineers Australia as the voice for the engineering profession are committed to working collaboratively. Our Leading Through Collaboration agreement, was signed in 2024 recognising the shared history of almost 90 years between the two organisations and looks to the future.

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Global representation through FIDIC

Global representation through FIDIC

Consult Australia ensures the top-of-mind issues of our members are fed through to our global representative body, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC).

Members of Consult Australia can nominate for FIDIC Boards, Committees and Councils to champion the industry globally. FIDIC also publishes international standard forms of contracts which Consult Australia supports through our Centre for Contracting and Risk.

Action on sustainability and net zero

Consult Australia is a Founding Partner of the Infrastructure Net Zero Alliance, that brings together the infrastructure sector from both government and industry to collaborate on actions to accelerate the decarbonisation of Australia's infrastructure.

 

Consult Australian is also a Founding Member of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC), the peak body of key organisations committed to a sustainable, productive, resilient built environment in Australia. 

 

 

 

 

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Endorsing industry standards

Consult Australia relies on the technical expertise of its members to inform its work on industry standards, specifications and certifications. We are represented on the Building Codes Committee of the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) by Grant Wood of Venn Engineering. We are a Nominating Organisation of Standards Australia. We are a stakeholder of NATSPEC, to deliver a comprehensive national construction specification system. Irene Scott of Pitt & Sherry represents Consult Australia on the Board of the Australasian Certification Authority for Reinforcing and Structural Steels (ACRS).

Prosecuting reform through local industry forums and councils

Consult Australia is a vocal and active member of the Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF), utilising the network to prioritise key issues with other industry groups and government agencies, especially with the Australiasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC).

Consult Australia is the only industry-specific association permanently represented on the Insurance Council of Australia initiated Business Advisory Council to raise issues of insurance affordability and accessibility. 

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Allies in Aotearoa

Consult Australia shares insights with our NZ counterpart, the Association of Consulting and Engineering NZ (ACENZ) acknowledging that our members often work in both Australia and New Zealand.