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Professional body

Type - Professional body
Association of Australian National Advertisers
Australasian Trained Nurses' Association
Australian Bankers' Association
Australian Cartoonists' Association
Australian College of Midwives - NSW Branch Incorporated
Australian Institute of Architects New South Wales Chapter
Australian Massage Association
British Medical Association (New South Wales Branch)
Commercial Radio Australia Ltd
Engineering Association of New South Wales
Engineers Australia
Geographical Society of New South Wales
Institute of Radio Engineers of Australia
Law Institute of New South Wales
Law Society of New South Wales
Legal Profession Admission Board
Medical Board of Australia
Medical Women's Society of New South Wales
New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry
New South Wales Medical Women’s Association
New South Wales Nurses' Association
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Australia
Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales
Planning Institute of Australia
Plunket Nurses Association
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Town Planning Association of New South Wales

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Professional body

Association of Australian National Advertisers

Peak advertising body formed in 1928 when 12 advertisers met to discuss common problems and resolved to develop a voluntary code of ethics and improved media research.

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Australasian Trained Nurses' Association

Professional association of nurses founded in Sydney in 1899, which later became part of the Australian Nurses Federation in 1924. It sought to improve nurses' training, registration and status.

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Australian Bankers' Association

Peak body for the banking industry in Australia, founded in the 1940s, with headquarters in Sydney.

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Australian Cartoonists' Association

Society for artists who work in black and white, in particular cartoonists and illustrators, with sketching and etching divisions.

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Australian College of Midwives - NSW Branch Incorporated

Professional organisation supporting midwives in their work and providing services to women and birthing families.

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Australian Institute of Architects New South Wales Chapter

Professional association for architects which was the earliest formed in Australia and helped Sydney architects achieve professional status and corporate strength.

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Australian Massage Association

Professional organisation originally founded in Melbourne before World War I, to promote and regulate the study of massage.

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British Medical Association (New South Wales Branch)

Professional medical association formed on 16 February 1880 as a branch of the British association.

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Commercial Radio Australia Ltd

National industry body representing Australia's commercial radio broadcasters.

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Engineering Association of New South Wales

Early engineering society that later became part of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.

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Engineers Australia

Established in 1919, as a result of the amalgamation of 12 existing engineering societies in Australia.

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Geographical Society of New South Wales

Professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and support of geographical research and education.

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Institute of Radio Engineers of Australia

Professional body representing radio engineers since merged into Engineers Australia.

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Law Institute of New South Wales

Professional organisation founded in 1862 to promote legal knowledge, professional integrity and member welfare.

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Law Society of New South Wales

Professional organisation to promote and regulate the fair practise of law throughout New South Wales.

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Legal Profession Admission Board

Statutory authority responsible for the admission of lawyers in New South Wales. It was formerly two separate boards; the Barristers Admission Board and the Solicitors Admission Board.

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Medical Board of Australia

Organisation which registers medical practitioners and medical students and develops standards, and guidelines for the medical profession. There are branches within each state and territory.

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Medical Women's Society of New South Wales

Professional body to advance the interests of medically qualified women in professional practice.

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New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry

Profession body providing quality learning and research to the mental health workforce and the wider community

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New South Wales Medical Women’s Association

Professional body formed to provide support to women doctors practicing in Sydney.New South Wales in the early 20th century.

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New South Wales Nurses' Association

Professional association to protect the interests of nurses and the nursing profession.

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Nursing and Midwifery Council of Australia

Regulatory body for registration and accreditation of nurses and midwives. This national board replaces all state authorities enabling nurses and midwives to be recognised nationally.

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Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales

Professional organisation formed in 1876 to regulate training and advise government on pharmaceutical issues. In 1977 it merged with other state bodies to form the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.

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Planning Institute of Australia

Professional body representing urban and regional planners formed from various bodies in 2002.

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Plunket Nurses Association

Association of nurses trained in the Plunket method of mothercare devised by Dr Truby King.

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Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Professional body representing physicians and paediatrics.

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Town Planning Association of New South Wales

Urban planning and advisory body which lobbied extensively for planning reforms and the garden suburb ideal.

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