A peak organisation or peak body is an Australian term for an advocacy group or trade association , an association of industries or groups with allied interests. They are generally established for the purposes of developing standards and processes, or to act on behalf of all members when lobbying government or promoting the interests of the members.
7-552: The National Trust of Australia , officially the Australian Council of National Trusts ( ACNT ), is the Australian national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's Indigenous , natural and historic heritage. The umbrella body was incorporated in 1965, with member organisations in every state and territory of Australia . Modelled on
14-463: A geographic/commercial/cultural/political subset of that profession, as evidenced by requests for media comment and inclusion in government consultations. They often have to present codes of conduct or ethics which can be used in legal cases determining negligence, can conduct industry-focused lobbying, and also can be providers of mandatory industry training. In the commercial sector they allow competing companies to meet to discuss common issues without
21-406: A national secretariat and a national and international presence. The trust is Australia's national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's Indigenous , natural and historic heritage. Collectively, the constituent National Trusts own or manage over 300 heritage places (the majority held in perpetuity), and manage
28-553: A volunteer workforce of 7,000 while also employing about 350 people nationwide, as of 2020. Around 1,000,000 visitors experience the properties and their collections in Australia each year. As of 2020, the National Trust's constituent organisations were: In 1975, the National Trust moved into the former Fort Street High School building on Observatory Hill , after the girls' school moved to Petersham to be reunited with
35-651: The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and inspired by local campaigns to conserve native bushland and preserve old buildings, the first Australian National Trusts were formed in New South Wales in 1945, South Australia in 1955 and Victoria in 1956; followed later in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland . The two Territory Trusts were the last to be founded, in 1976 (see below). The driving force behind
42-488: The boys' school, which had moved in 1916. The distinctive building, which retains its appearance from the time of its conversion to a school in 1849, is visible from the approaches to the Sydney Harbour Bridge . Peak body While there is no official granting of Peak Body status, peak bodies are widely accepted as the legitimate "voice" or representative of a profession or industry, as opposed to just
49-555: The establishment of the National Trust in Australia was Annie Forsyth Wyatt (1885–1961). She lived for much of her life in a cottage in Gordon, New South Wales , which is still standing. She was living in the Sydney suburb of St Ives when she died. The organisation was incorporated in 1965. The umbrella body federates the eight autonomous National Trusts in each Australian state and internal self-governing territory , providing them with
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