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Accreditation and membership	Careers and training in history	Code of Ethics	Commissioning history
Consultants registers and employment services	Member services and activities	Publications	Scale of fees

ACPHA represents Professional Historians Associations in all Australian states and some territories. Individually these associations have developed many services, activities and guidelines for their members, their members' clients, and general community interest and education. ACPHA is in the process of liaising with its member associations to consolidate those of the services and guidelines that are nationally applicable, for example the Code of Ethics. As these national standards come into effect they are being placed on this Web site and can be accessed through this page.

This page will also provide useful links to association-based services, activities and guidelines. Wherever the state and territory associations are referred to here, return to the Home Page and click on the link to the relevant state or territory.

All members of Professional Historians Associations in Australia are accredited to a national standard which guarantees the level to which they are qualified and experienced. To read about accreditation and how to become a member of a Professional Historians Association click here .

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For information on history as a career click here. Information on careers and training in professional history can also be accessed through our Links page .

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All members of Professional Historians Associations in Australia abide by a national Code of Ethics. To view the Code click here (.pdf document*).

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For information on commissioning historical work click here.

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Most associations maintain a register or directory of their members who offer consultancy services in history. Contact the relevant association. Registers for the following states and territories are on their association Web sites:

• New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
• Queensland
• South Australia (.pdf document*)
• Tasmania (.pdf document*)
• Western Australia (.pdf document*)

• New South Wales
• Victoria

ACPHA and the state and territory associations offer a range of services and activities for their members. These include:

• National Discussion Forum for PHA members
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• advisory services (generally also available to clients)
• professional libraries
• collections of members' works
• meetings and social activities

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A variety of publications on professional and public history is available from the associations. These include regular newsletters, occasional monographs, and brochures, many of which cover some of the topics listed above. Contact the associations for further information. Summaries of some of the associations' publications (together with downloadable versions of some publications) are available on their Web sites. Return to the Home Page and follow the links to the state and territory associations.

ACPHA publishes an electronic Members' Work Database on this Web site. This is a catalogue of work produced by historians who are members of the various State and Territory Professional Historians Associations. The database is primarily intended to record unpublished work, including material that is held by clients (sometimes on a confidential basis or which is not for general release). This is not usually recorded in public catalogues or search engines. While an individual historian may choose to include published works, in most cases the database will not contain a complete record of all of the work they have produced.

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To view the recommended national Scale of Fees for professional historians click here (.pdf document*).

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