Use this list to find organisations registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. It contains all employer associations, unions and enterprise unions that are currently registered.
List of registered organisations
We list associations by their:
- name
- abbreviation
- type (U for 'union' or 'enterprise union', or E for 'employer association')
- organisation code.
You can sort the table by clicking on these column headings.
Information we hold about unions and employer organisations
Click on the name of the association to see its entry. From here you can find the organisation's:
- type
- coverage
- current rules
- previous versions of rules
- rule changes over time
- elections
- financial reporting documents.
The Membership size of registered organisations (pdf) provides a visual snapshot of the number of members of unions, employer and enterprise associations as at 31 December 2022.
You can also Find an entry permit for particular unions or employer organisations.
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See Recognised state-registered associations for a list of these organisations.
Organisations that are no longer registered
Accommodation Association of Australia (AAA) (registration ceased 1 July 2023)
Australian Aircrew Officers Association (AAOA) (registration ceased 15 April 2022)
Bacon Factories' Union of Employees, Queensland (BFUEQ) (registration ceased 2 October 2023)
Clay Brick & Paver Association of New South Wales (CBPA) (registration ceased 2 June 2023)
Restaurant & Catering Industrial (RCI) (registration ceased 1 April 2022)
VIPA (VIPA) (registration ceased 27 September 2022)
The following pages only contain information on financial returns, annual returns, elections and disclosures of organisations that are no longer registered.
Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) (registration ceased 17 March 2021)
Australian Property Services Association (APSA) (registration ceased on 14 July 2020)
Clubs Victoria Inc. (CVI) (Registration ceased from 30 December 2019)
Consult Australia [Industrial] (COAI) (registration ceased on 25 September 2020)
Health Services Association of New South Wales, The (HSERA) (Registration ceased from 23 April 2020)
Maritime Union of Australia, The (MUA) (registration ceased on 27 March 2018 due to amalgamation with the CFMEU)
Master Builders Association of the Northern Territory trading as Master Builders Northern Territory (MBANT) (registration ceased on 24 August 2018)
National Union of Workers (NUW) (Registration ceased on 11 November 2019 due to amalgamation with United Voice)
Queensland Real Estate Industrial Organisation of Employers (QREIO) (registration ceased 11 February 2021)
Real Estate Employers' Federation of South Australia and the Northern Territory (REEFSANT) (registration ceased 2 September 2021)
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) (registration ceased on 27 March 2018 due to amalgamation with the CFMEU)
Timber Merchants' Association (Victoria), The (TMAV) (registration ceased on 13 November 2017)
Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) (registration ceased on 8 December 2017)