Become a Member

To become a member of the Advertising Council Australia is to step up, acknowledge the shared responsibility we have in raising the standards of our industry, and participate in a vibrant creative community, committed to making advertising the most valued professional service in Australia.

How to join

All new memberships begin with a conversation. Please contact our Head Office or your relevant State representative to start that conversation.

Generally, membership fees are calculated on the Gross Income of your agency/business from the most recent year-end company financial statements. New members can join at any point during the year and fees will be prorated to align with the calendar year.

Fee Calculator

To get an indication of your fees please enter your agency’s gross income for the most recent year-end.

ACA governance framework

All ACA members need to sign a membership agreement that binds them to:

The ACA Constitution
Member Rules
Code of Ethics
Code of Conduct

All members, regardless of intent to apply for Accreditation, will need to sign the new membership agreement.

Member Rules

Member Rules have been approved by the ACA Board and cover the following items:

Purpose and Objectives
Membership Criteria and Applications
Fees
Membership Rights
Membership Obligations
Accreditation
Misconduct and Complaints Procedures
Sanctions, Suspensions and Termination

Code of Conduct

Our new Code of Conduct binds members to our behavioural code and principles of:

Respect
Safety
Support
Diversity & Inclusion

Code of Ethics

The longstanding Code of Ethics broadly binds members to ‘do the right thing’ in terms of advertising’s ‘grey areas’.

Next steps

All members are required to fill in a member declaration form.

ACA Member Declaration Form

Please return the form via email to membership@adcouncil.org.au

Contact us with any enquiries on +61 2 8297 3800