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Business View Australia - September 2015 67

PERTY DEVELOPMENT

$1 billion, they must operate in

at least two states in Australia

and their chief executive or the

equivalent must be a member

of the board of the association.

The association has always been

in a situation where it has ranged

from 14 to 20 members. It is not an

association that looks for significant

growth in member numbers, it’s an

association that merely represents

the major construction companies

in the country and by its very nature

that has a limitation in terms of the

numberofmembersthat itwouldhave.

So it is unlike a normal industry

association which would look

to increase its membership for

a range of reasons. It doesn’t

operate that way. The board of

the association is made up of the

chief executives of the members.”

Leadership role of the ACA

The ACA being composed of the

largest construction companies

in the country plays an important

role in taking up various issues to

ensure the growth and continued

contribution of the industry to

the Australian economy. Towards

this end the board of the ACA has

established five working parties and

each of these includes a number

of executive general managers

from the member companies.

Each working party has anywhere

from six to twelve members and is

mentoredbyonememberof theboard.

The five working parties which are

currently operational are on safety,

work force development and skills,

sustainability, work place relations

and commercial and contractual

issues. The parties work to a strategic

plan which is endorsed by the board.

They are also tasked with working

on projects and developing positions

in relation to advocacy and major

policy items that the association

wishes to be involved with.

Each of the working parties

functions according to the terms

of its strategic plan and deals with

pre-identified issues. The working

party could address matters that

the board wishes to pursue or it

could also respond to items that

come up through the media or

through government proposals.

Safety is a primary issue

The construction industry, by its

very nature, involves a great deal of

outdoor work which is often carried

out in difficult or potentially unsafe