The Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia (AVAA) is a member of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA), something that strengthens the Association’s long-standing role as a credible national advocate for auctioneers and valuers operating as small businesses across Australia.

COSBOA is the country’s peak body exclusively representing small business interests, with deep access to government, regulators and policymakers, and a recognised position as one of Australia’s leading “umbrella peaks” in national policy debate.

AVAA independently maintains an established profile in national advocacy, regularly engaging with ministers, departments and regulators on issues affecting auctioneers and valuers, including regulation, compliance, competition, digital transformation and professional standards. Through COSBOA membership, AVAA’s sector-specific expertise is embedded directly into the national small business policy framework, ensuring the realities of auction, valuation and advisory businesses inform broader advocacy positions advanced on behalf of more than one million small enterprises nationwide.

This engagement allows AVAA to contribute directly to COSBOA’s policy development processes, including expert panels, consultations and formal submissions to government. COSBOA’s extensive advocacy agenda spans industrial relations, competition law, taxation, cyber security, skills and migration, red tape reduction and cost-of-doing-business pressures, issues that directly affect AVAA members operating as independent professionals and small firms. By shaping COSBOA’s policy settings with sector-specific insight, AVAA ensures that national small business advocacy reflects practical, on-the-ground experience from the auctioneering and valuation profession.

For AVAA members, COSBOA membership translates into stronger, more influential advocacy without duplicating effort. Rather than each sector fighting independently for attention, AVAA’s voice is amplified through a collective national platform that is routinely consulted by government, invited to parliamentary inquiries, and recognised as the authoritative small business voice in major economic and regulatory debates. COSBOA’s role in securing tangible policy outcomes, such as exemptions, phased implementation of reforms, and reduced compliance burdens, demonstrates the value of coordinated, evidence-based advocacy informed by member organisations like AVAA.

Importantly, AVAA’s engagement with COSBOA is not passive. It reflects an active partnership in which AVAA contributes expertise, data and sector intelligence to help shape policy positions before they are advanced nationally. This ensures that when COSBOA speaks on behalf of small business, it does so with a nuanced understanding of professional services, regulated activities and the commercial realities faced by auctioneers and valuers.

Through COSBOA membership, AVAA reinforces its commitment to advocacy as a core member benefit, ensuring the auctioneering and valuation sectors continue to be heard, respected and influential at the highest levels of national small business policy development.

Member Engagement —

AVAA’s member-driven policy advocacy is supported by members serving on the AVAA Government Affairs Committee.  AVAA Membership, it’s a great time to get involved.

Further Information —

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