Employer Body entry Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (1992 - )

Summary

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry [ACCI] is the peak council of Australian business associations. Its member network has over 350,000 businesses represented through Chambers of Commerce in each State and Territory, and a nationwide network of industry associations.

Established in 1992 by the merging of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of Australian Industry, ACCI continues a lineage dating back to the beginning of the twentieth century with the formation of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Related entries

Timeline

 1901 - 1939 Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Commonwealth of Australia
 1904 - 1920 Associated Chamber of Manufactures of Australia (i)
 1904 - 1922 Central Council of Employers
 1919 - 1920 Australian Industries Protection League
       1920 - 1978 Associated Chamber of Manufactures of Australia (ii)
       1922 - 1978 Australian Council of Employers Federations
       1939 - 1972 Associated Chambers of Commerce of Australia
             1972 - 1992 Australian Chamber of Commerce
             1978 - 1992 Confederation of Australian Industry
                   1992 - Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 2: Peak National Councils - Manufacture, Commerce and Industry', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/022.html. Details