ACSA and ACAA announce merger plans after RVA call
ACSA and ACAA have announced the plan to pursue a merged national body to create a single peak voice to deal with government. ACSA members will get to vote at their national conference in November for the merger. There are a number of challenges...
ACSA and ACAA have announced the plan to pursue a merged national body to create a single peak voice to deal with government. ACSA members will get to vote at their national conference in November for the merger. There are a number of challenges to overcome, one internal and one external. ACSA state members want to retain their individual entities (the federated model), so how much funds will they be willing to contribute to a new peak body? The external challenge is GST status. How strong will ACSA be to argue the maintenance of retaining GST free status when they have a private partner who has argued that they have to compete in an unlevel playing field?
On ACSAs side Chris Rigby (Scalabrini NSW), Ross Smith (RSL Care QLD) and Rob Hankins (ECH SA) have the task of guiding ACSA members to the altar.
ACAA CEO Rod Young is due to retire by year end. New ACSA CEO Patrick McClure is likely to lead the merged entity.
All this one month after the RVA informed ACAA that it was not in a position to merge the two bodies, after more than 6 months of intense discussion.
