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

Summary

The Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Western Australia was formed on the 1 January 1992 through an amalgamation of Confederation of West Australian Industry and the West Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

The Confederation of West Australian Industry was formed in 1975 after the merger of the West Australian Chamber of Manufacturers, which was itself established in 1890, and the West Australian Employers' Federation (1913).

The West Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry was not formed until 1983, when the Federated Chambers of Commerce of Western Australia (established in 1929) and the Perth Chamber of Commerce (established in 1890) merged.

Related entries

Timeline

 1890 - 1983 Perth Chamber of Commerce
 1899 - 1975 West Australian Chamber of Manufacturers
 1913 - 1975 West Australian Employers Federation
 1929 - 1984 Federated Chambers of Commerce of Western Australia
       1975 - 1992 Confederation of West Australian Industry
       1983 - 1992 West Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
             1992 - Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Western Australia

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 5: State and Territory Employers' Federations and Chambers of Commerce and Manufactures', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/025.html. Details