The Professional Standards Councils have published their combined 2023-24 Annual Report, providing an overview of the Councils’ work and initiatives over the past financial year.
The report highlights key achievements in working with occupational associations to strengthen consumer protection and continuously improve professional standards. This year, participation in the national system increased by 2.8%, with over 97,800 association members now subject to a professional standards scheme.
The report also explores the Councils’ continued focus on delivering strategic initiatives outlined in Strategy 2025. Highlights on these objectives in the reporting period include:
- Approval of two new schemes for the Bar Association of Queensland and Law Society of Western Australia.
- Providing additional guidance for associations and their members on the cross-jurisdictional operation of professional standards schemes and legislation.
- Facilitating collaboration between the representatives of occupational associations within the national professional standards system by holding a forum on managing compliance with their obligations.
- Implementing the Annual Professional Standards Reporting framework in full, providing more focused and streamlined annual risk management reporting.
- Contributing to the Australian Research Councils Linkage Project to investigate rebuilding trust and confidence in the building and construction sector.
The Councils thank scheme associations and jurisdictional policy officers for contributing to the report through submission of their annual statutory reporting.
To read more and view an interactive snapshot of report highlights, click here.