Company Profile
Occupational Therapy Australia
Company Overview
OTA is the peak professional body representing the interests of OTs across Australia. We enable lifelong learning, promote the future of OT and foster evidence-based practice. We exist to support OTs throughout their career.
Company History
The Occupational Therapists Club formed in 1944 and later became the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists (AAOT) in 1945. The specific Victorian division was formed in 1947 followed by Queensland in 1948, New South Wales in 1948 and the Federal Association in 1951.
In 1953 Western Australia formed a separate Division and in 1961, all State Associations become State Members of the Federal Body. The South Australia Division formed in 1963 followed by Tasmania in 1971, the ACT in 1979 and the Northern Territory in 1986.
In 2009, National Members voted to consolidate all Divisions within the Australian Association of Occupational Therapists to form Occupational Therapy Australia Limited. In 2010, Division Members voted to join Occupational Therapy Australia Limited also.
The Inaugural Members Commemorative Roll is a list of members, who either joined or renewed their membership on the occasion that the single entity, Occupational Therapy Australia, was formed.