Disclaimer: All descriptions have been sourced directly from the Peaks official website.

Multi-profession peak association

Allied Health Professions Australia

Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) is the national voice for allied health professions

Indigenous Allied Health Australia

Indigenous Allied Health Australia is a national, member-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health organisation.

Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)

SARRAH is nationally recognised as the peak body representing rural and remote allied health professionals (AHPs) working in the public, private and community sectors.

National Indigenous Health Leadership Alliance (NIHLA)

NIHLA, formerly the National Health Leadership Forum, is a partnership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing organisations committed to dismantling systemic barriers within Australia’s mainstream health system

 

Profession-specific peak association

Allied Health Assistants’ National Association

Allied Health Assistants' National Association Ltd (AHANA) is the national peak body for Allied Health Assistants (AHAs)

Audiology Australia

Audiology Australia is the peak accrediting professional member body for audiologists in Australia.

ANZCP – Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists

The Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists (ANZCP) is the peak body representing Certified Clinical Perfusionists in Australia and New Zealand.

Australian Association of Psychologists Inc

The Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi) is a peak not-for-profit psychology association dedicated to promoting excellence and fostering a unified community of psychologists nationwide.

 Australian Association of Social Workers

The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) is the professional body for social workers in Australia

Australian Chiropractors Association ACA

The Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA) is the peak body representing chiropractors.

Australian Clinical Psychology Association ACPA

Australian Clinical Psychology Association is the national professional body for clinical psychologists

Australian College of Audiology ACAud

The Australian College of Audiology incorporating the Hearing Aid Audiology Society of Australia (ACAud inc. HAASA), is the only professional membership body representing both audiologists and audiometrists in Australia.

Australian College of Mental Health Nurses

The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses is the peak professional mental health nursing organisation and the recognised credentialing body for Australia's mental health nurses

Australian Dental Association

The Australian Dental Association is the peak national body for dentists

Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA)

The Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) serves as the national peak body for diabetes education, management, and care in Australia, having been established in 1981. Our members include Credentialled Diabetes Educators (CDE®) and dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to delivering evidence-based diabetes education.

Australian Hand Therapy Association

The Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) is a not-for-profit, member-based, national peak body for Hand Therapy in Australia.

AIPA - The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association

Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association operates as a representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander psychologists in Australia.

Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA)

The Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) is the government-recognised peak body for the music therapy profession in Australia.

Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association AOPA

The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Ltd. (AOPA) is the national peak professional body regulating the orthotic/prosthetic profession in Australia.

Australian Physiotherapy Association APA

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) is the peak body representing the interests of Australian physiotherapists and their patients.

Australian Podiatry Association ApodA

The Australian Podiatry Association (ApodA)is the peak body for podiatry.

Australian Psychological Society | APS

The Australian Psychological Society (APS) is the largest peak professional body for psychologists and psychology in Australia.

Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy ASMIRT

The Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) is the peak body representing the interests of more than 9,000 medical radiation practitioners, and 1,900 medical radiation students.

Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors ASORC

The Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors is the peak national professional body in Australia for Rehabilitation Counsellors.

Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association ANZACATA

The Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) is the peak professional body that represents creative arts therapists in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia/Pacific region

Chinese Medicine Board of Australia

The Chinese Medicine Board of Australia supports safe practice by publishing regulatory standards, codes, guidelines, updates and other resources for Chinese medicine practitioners, employers, students and the public.

Chiropractic Australia

Chiropractic Australia is the peak representative body for evidence-based chiropractors, researchers, and students

Dietitians Australia

Dietitians Australia is the peak body for nutrition and dietetic professionals, representing more than 9000 members in Australia and overseas.

Exercise and Sports Science Australia ESSA

ESSA is the nation's leading voice on exercise and sports science. We govern and represent approximately 10,000 degree-qualified professionals who support Australians to reach their health and performance goals.

National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP)

The National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) is a national peak workforce association committed to ensuring Australia’s health care system meets the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

Occupational Therapy Australia OTA

Occupational Therapy Australia is the peak membership body representing over 34,000 occupational therapists.

Optometry Australia

Optometry Australia is a professional peak body and represents the largest community of optometrists in Australia.

Orthoptics Australia OA

Orthoptics Australia (OA) is the peak body for orthoptists and a national organisation representing members in all states of Australia, as well as members from other countries, including New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. 

Osteopathy Australia

Osteopathy Australia is the peak body representing the interests of osteopaths, osteopathy as a profession and consumer rights to access osteopathic services. 

Pedorthic Association of Australia

The Pedorthic Association of Australia is the peak representative body of Pedorthists, who are client-centric health professionals trained in the analysis and treatment of gait and foot & ankle problems.

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia PSA

PSA is the national Peak Body for Australia’s 40,000+ pharmacists, bringing together every pharmacist from every sector and connecting you with the resources and professional development you need to succeed.

Pharmacy Guild of Australia

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is a national employers’ organisation registered under the federal Fair Work Act 2009, with almost 100 years of experience in representing and promoting the value of community pharmacy in the Australian health care system.

Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia PACFA

The Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) is a leading national peak body for the counselling and psychotherapy profession.

Speech Pathology Australia

Speech Pathology Australia is the national peak body for the speech pathology profession in Australia representing more than 15,000 members.

Australasian Association and Register of Practicing Nutritionists AARPN

The Australasian Association and Register of Practicing Nutritionists (AARPN) is a peak body representing professional, degree qualified, clinically trained Nutritionists.

Australasian Society of Genetic Counsellors ASGC

The ASGC is a professional association concerned with issues related to Genetic Counselling. Membership to the ASGC is open to individuals working or studying in the field of genetic counselling. 

Australasian Sonographers Association ASA

The Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA) is the professional organisation for Australasian sonographers who are experts in ultrasound.