Membership

The Company Membership

Membership to ACLCA in Queensland is open to businesses which can demonstrate that their:

  • primary business is consulting to external clients; and
  • business activities include a substantial practice in land contamination management, with specialist environmental staff employed to perform full-time in the area of land contamination management and 
  • company has at least 1 staff member that is a Suitably Qualified Person in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1994 or
  • acting in a regulatory function (Contaminated Land Company Auditor Certification Services)

All company members are bound by the ACLCA Code of Practice

For further information,including membership fees and Code of Practice refer to the following the link-

Company Membership Application

Qld Chapter Code of Practice 

Ethics Standard Policy  (letter)

ACLCA Qld Constitution

Applications should be submitted via email to Jennifer Ingham Executive Officer (qld@aclca.com.au) and will be forwarded to the Membership and Ethics Sub-Committee for review.

The Associate Membership

ACLCA QLD Associate membership is for individuals who are connected to the contaminated land industry either in a regulatory or other support function (such as local government or academia) whose company does not meet the criteria for company or affiliate membership. The associate membership provides these individuals the opportunity to participate in ACLCA training to assist with their ongoing professional development and developing an understanding of contaminated land.

Associate Membership Application

Qld Chapter Associate Membership Code of Practice 

Applications should be submitted via email to Jennifer Ingham, Executive Officer (qld@aclca.com.au) and will be forwarded to the Membership and Ethics Sub-Committee for review.

The Affiliate Membership

ACLCA QLD Affiliate membership is open to companies / organisations who are involved in the contaminated land industry but who are not in the business of consulting or who do not meet the criteria for company membership. The affiliate membership provides such companies / organisations access to the network of ACLCA.

The Affiliate Membership provides individuals from such companies / organisations access to the network of ACLCA.

Such companies / organisations include:

a) Specialist support areas (eg. risk assessment, air quality, geochemistry, hydrogeology,

numerical modelling)

b) Evolving companies 

c) Services (eg. laboratories / remediation contractors)

d) Academia / research Institutes (eg. Universities, CRCCare, CSIRO)

e) Local Government or State Regulators

f) Landfill and Hazardous Ground Gas

Affiliate Membership Application

Affiliate Membership Code of Practice

Ethics Standard Policy  (letter)

Applications should be submitted via email to Jennifer Ingham, Executive Officer (qld@aclca.com.au) and will be forwarded to the Membership and Ethics Sub-Committee for review.

Membership and Ethics Sub-Committee 

The Role of the Membership and Ethics Sub-Committee is to support the Executive Committee in:

1.         Establishment of Full and Associate Membership criteria.

2.         Understanding and managing the ACLCA membership protocols including:

  • application and approval of membership;
  • handling of complaints/grievances regarding performance of Member companies; and
  • appropriate actions by ACLCA in response to identified unacceptable practices or work quality from member businesses.

3.         Providing assistance to the Committee in processing membership applications.

4.         Consulting with the Committee in situations where ethical issues arise.

The Queensland M&E Sub-Committee meet on an as-needs basis and communicate as required.

Current members are:

Helen Jones (WSP - ACLCA Executive Committee Vice President)

Cameron Kay (Core Consultants –ACLCA  Executive Committee Member)

Paul Anderson (IMEMS)

David Harris (WSP)

Kylie Bradley (JBS&G)