AUSIT is governed by a National Council, comprising a six-member National Executive and a delegate from each branch. The branches in turn are managed by branch committees, which typically include a branch chair, secretary, treasurer, PD coordinator and membership officer (scroll down for more info). To support AUSIT’s work, National Council has established several part-time positions: National PD Coordinator, Education Officer, and Communications Officer. There are also various national committees to oversee specific aspects of AUSIT’s work on behalf of National Council (scroll down for more info). The National Council can be contacted at admin@ausit.org.
Interested in becoming involved in AUSIT? Contact your state branch to find out more about opportunities for volunteering and taking part in events (scroll down for contact details).
For a graphical display of our organisational structure, please view our organisational chart.
AUSIT’s day-to-day administrative work and secretariat services are provided by Office Logistics, which handles membership matters and general enquiries from members and the public. This includes assistance finding and working with a suitable professional translator or interpreter.
National President
Vice President (Ethics & Professional Practice)
Vice President (Communications & Public Relations)
Vice President (Events & Professional Development)
National Secretary
National Treasurer
Immediate Past President
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.
Current members: Zhen Guan (Chair), Despina Amanatidou (National Council ex officio), Sam Berner (QLD), Marina Morgan (SA), Sally Wals (WA), Alison Muir (ACT), Serena Ho (VIC), Martin Edward Blackwell (TAS), Saeed Khosravi (TAS) and Xiaoxing (Amy) Wang (NSW).
Current members: Zsuzsanna Jover, Han Xu, Corinne Perrin, Andrew Kozlowski, Andres Cebada and Elizabeth Ambrose.
Current members: Rebeca Paredes-Nieto (Chair), Sarah Lattimore & Francesca Cimarelli (NAATI), Nicole Zhou (Babel International College), Adelis Huang (Macquarie University), Rick Qi & Shani Tobias (Monash University), Binglee Teh (RMIT University), Padmini Sampathkumar (TAFE NSW), Marina Morgan (TAFE SA), Ning Zhang (University of Adelaide), Long Li (UNSW), Akiko Uchiyama (University of Queensland), Anna Gadd (UWA), Kenny Wang (Western Sydney University), Mecia Freire, Suqin Qian and Elline Chen.
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
2014–17: Sandra Hale
2017–19: Rocco Loiacono
2019–22: Erika Gonzalez
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past and present.
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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