Annual Report 2022/23 highlights

The Councils’ vision is that professional and occupational associations lead the way in advancing the highest standards of professional services to Australian consumers.

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The Professional Standards Authority Executive Officer, Ms Linda Wilson

Associations with approved professional standards schemes

A basic outline of Australia with logos of Associations with schemes. Logos are: Australian Computer Society Australian Institute of Building Surveyors Australian Property Institute Valuers Bar Association of Queensland Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Consulting Surveyors National CPA Australia Limited Institute of Public Accountants New South Wales Bar Association Queensland Law Society Strata Community Association (NSW) South Australian Bar Association The Law Institute of Victoria The Law Society of New South Wales The Law Society of South Australia The Law Society of Western Australia Victorian Bar Association Western Australia Bar Association

Our Vision, Mission, Mandate

Our Vision

Professional and occupational associations lead the way in continuously improving the high standard of professional services to Australian consumers.

Our Mission

Regulating occupational associations to facilitate and promote consumer protection through improvement in professional standards under professional standards schemes.

Our Mandate

Venn diagram with three circles, the first labelled 'protect', the second labelled 'improve', and the third labelled 'help'.

Role of the Councils

Enable the creation of professional standards schemes that limit the civil liability of professionals and others.
Encourage, advise and assist in the development of association regulation.
Supervise the operation of professional standards schemes by occupational associations.
Encourage, advise and assist occupational associations in the protection of consumers who use the services provided by professionals and others in the improvement of occupational standards.

The Councils’ Strategy 2025

Strategy 2025 was approved by the Councils in June 2022, setting our priorities in leading the national system.

The priorities for this and the following years come under three goals:
Extending the professionalisation of occupations through professional standards schemes
Strengthening the value proposition of professional standards regulation
Continued active supervision of scheme compliance and performance
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Read more in the Councils' 2022/23 Annual Report

Cover of Chapter 1 of Professional Standards Councils' 2022/23 Annual Report - 'Professional Standards Councils' work and activities'