For Students, Educators & Researchers
Thinking of studying translation and/or interpreting?
Why become a Student Member of AUSIT?
AUSIT Language Divisions
AUSIT Engage (community engagement hub)
AUSIT Mentoring Program
AUSIT Student Excellence Awards (annual)
AUSIT Translation Competition (annual)
Resources and Grants for Researchers
AUSIT’s Educational Affiliates
Videos & Podcasts
AUSIT is governed by a National Council comprising a seven-member National Executive and a delegate from each branch. The branches, in turn, are managed by branch committees, which typically include a chair, secretary, treasurer, PD coordinator and membership liaison officer (scroll down for more info). To support AUSIT’s work, the National Council has established several part-time positions: National PD Coordinator, Education Officer and Communications Officer. There are also various national committees that oversee specific aspects of AUSIT’s work on behalf of the National Council (scroll down for more info), and Language Divisions which foster networking with colleagues working in the same languages.
AUSIT’s day-to-day administrative work and secretariat services are provided by Office Logistics, which handles membership matters, and also general enquiries from members and the public (including assistance on how to find and work with a suitable professional translator or interpreter).
The AUSIT National Council can be contacted here.
A visual display of our organisational structure is given on our organisational chart.
National President
National Secretary
National Treasurer
Immediate Past President
Vice President (Events & Professional Development)
Vice President (Ethics & Professional Practice)
Vice President (Communications & Public Relations)
ACT Branch Delegate
NSW Branch Delegate
QLD Branch Delegate
SA / NT Branch Delegate
VIC Branch Delegate
TAS Branch Delegate
WA Branch Delegate
AUSIT emerged as a national association, out of the federation of state chapters, in 1987.
You can get involved in AUSIT by contacting your local branch:
Chair: Dave Deck
Secretary: Kristina Wolf
Treasurer: [vacant]
Branch Delegate: Dave Deck
Membership Liaison Officer: Kristina Wolf
PD Coordinator: Jialiang (Jessie) Huang
Committee members: Henry (Ta-Yuan) Chen, Vesna Cvjeticanin, Yingying (Rachel) Wu, Ling Jin, Adam Young, Elena Yudina
Chair: Camille Lapierre
Deputy Chair: Issa He
Secretary: Christine Ji
Treasurer: [vacant]
Branch Delegate: Camille Lapierre
Deputy Branch Delegate: Issa He
Membership Liaison Officer: Mohammed Reza Shariflou
PD Coordinator: Rebeca Paredes Nieto
Committee members: Marion Gevers, Hania Geras, Silvia Martinez, Joanna Alice, Min (Elaine) Wu
Chair: Carina Mackenzie
Secretary: Andrea Dallape
Treasurer: [vacant]
Branch Delegate: Carina Mackenzie
Membership Liaison Officer: Eyal Chipkeiwicz Assa
PD Coordinator: Eyal Chipkeiwicz Assa
Committee members: Nancy Guevara, Sam Berner, Joanne Ellis, Christine Le, Racheal Tamehana, Elisabeth Kissel, Kunyang Zhu, Karim Sanders, Patricia Evelin Arguello de Avila
Chair: Joe van Dalen
Secretary: Sudas Abdul-Jadier
Treasurer: [vacant]
Branch Delegate: Joe van Dalen
Deputy Branch Delegate: Alicia Rex
Membership Liaison Officer: Alicia Rex
PD Coordinator: Rossana Mora
NT Representative: David Moore
Committee members: Tets Kimura, Ludmila Berkis, Marina Morgan, Suque Fa Lai, Shahin Entesari-Tatafi, Thomas Kruckemeyer
Chair (and National President): Carl Gene Fordham
National Secretary: Dr Miranda Lai
National Treasurer: Han Xu
Immediate Past President: Dr Erika González
National Vice President (Events & Professional Development): Issa He
National Vice President (Ethics & Professional Practice): Saaed Khosravi
National Vice President (Communications & Public Relations): Rosario Lázaro Igoa
Branch Delegates: Dave Deck (ACT), Camille Lapierre (NSW), Carina Mackenzie (QLD), Joe Van Dalen (SA/NT), Karine Bachelier (VIC), Quisi (Echo) Zhang (TAS)
Branch PD Coordinators: Jialiang (Jessie) Huang (ACT), Rebeca Paredes Nieto (NSW), Eyal Chipkeiwicz Assa (QLD), Rossana Mora (SA/NT), Martin Blackwell (TAS), Jess Shepherd, Dillane Pierro-Zago, Stella Tulloch (VIC) [WA position is currently vacant]
Chair (& National Vice President, Communications & PR): Rosario Lázaro Igoa
Member Benefits Contact: Carina Mackenzie
Committee members: Corinne Perrin, Candice Lu, Candela Malizia, Eirlys Chessa, Claudia Zhou, Feier (Vivian) Chen, Larysa Owen, Kunyang Zhu, Marcela Vanega
Chair & National Education Coordinator: Nicola Thayil
National Vice President, Events & PD: Issa He
Committee members: Melissa McMahon (NAATI), Nicole Zhou (Babel International College), Adelis Huang (Macquarie University), Shani Tobias (Monash University), Ya Ping Kuo & Miranda Lai (RMIT University), Marshall Wei (Sydney Institute of Interpreting and Translating), Marina Morgan (TAFE SA), Ning Zhang (University of Adelaide), Yu Hao (University of Melbourne), Alisa Tian (University of New South Wales), Dr William Gatherer (University of Queensland), Anna Gadd (University of Western Australia), Kenny Wang (Western Sydney University)
Observer: Xuran Guo (Chair, Students’ Committee)
National Vice President, Ethics & PP: Saeed Khosravi
Chair: Xuran Guo
Mentor: Qiusi (Echo) Zhang
Committee members: Manzila Tayier, Emma Yeung, Jean Christie, Hye Rin (Irene) Shim
Committee members: Elvira Bianchi, Vera Gu, Lavinia Napaltjarri Heffernan, Jemma Ives, Sophia Ra, Cristina Savin, Tania Pineda-Stuart, Xiaoxing (Amy) Wang
Secretary: Magdalena Rowan
Committee members: Biserka Surla, Aisha Kenawy, Silvia Martinez, Mikoto Araki, Vicky Wong (NAATI observer)
Committee members: Carina Mackenzie, Pedro Telleria Teixeria, Erika González Garcia
Language Divisions are a great way to network with practitioners in the same working language and organise professional development on topics of most relevance to your language community. All AUSIT members are eligible to join a Language Division in their working language.
If you would like to set up a new Language Division, email AUSIT’s National President to find out how.
If you would like to join an existing Language Division, email the delegate via the links below.
Deputy Delegate: Nancy Guevara
Support Committee Members: Carina Mackenzie, Marcela Vanega, Joanne Ellis.
TERMS of REFERENCE to be advised
Delegate: Peter Zauner
Deputy Delegate: Felicity Mueller
1987–89: Luciano Ginori
1989–91: Bob Filipovich
1991–93: Mary Gurgone
1993–95: Armand von Stein
1995–96: Klaus Hermes
1997–99: Marta Barany
1999–2000: Skender Bregu
2000–02: Moreno Giovannoni
2003–05: Yveline Piller
2005–06: Chris Poole
2006–07: Uli Priester
2007–09: Sarina Phan
2009–10: Sam Berner
2010–11: Daniel Muller
2011–14: Annamaria Arnall
for court interpreters to report incidents or issues that occur in court interpreting assignments.
Purpose and function of this information submission form.
This form enables you to report issues or problems that you encounter in the course of court interpreting assignments. These issues and problems will be collected by AUSIT to report to the JCCD (the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity) to monitor the implementation of the Recommended National Standards. The reporting of these issues and problems enables AUSIT to work with the JCCD to suggest steps to address these issues and to avoid the repetition of these problems in the future.
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