Terms and Conditions – General Membership
Talent Acquisition Association of Australia
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1. About these Terms
1.1 These Membership Terms and Conditions (Terms) apply to applications for, and ongoing membership of, the Talent Acquisition Association of Australia (TAAA, we, us, our). They also apply, where relevant, to participation in TAAA events, training, learning activities, awards, scholarships, committees, working groups and other TAAA activities.
1.2 By applying for or renewing membership, registering for a TAAA event or learning activity, or otherwise accepting these Terms through the TAAA membership portal or registration process, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
1.3 These Terms should be read with TAAA’s Constitution, Privacy Policy, Code of Professional Conduct, Complaints Policy and Procedure, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Policy, Membership Eligibility Requirements and any membership schedule, event-specific terms or other governance policies published by TAAA from time to time.
1.4 If there is an inconsistency between these Terms and TAAA’s Constitution, the Constitution prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. Mandatory law also prevails over any inconsistent provision of these Terms.
1.5 TAAA may amend these Terms from time to time. The current version will be published on the TAAA website. Material changes affecting existing members will be communicated where reasonably practicable.
2. Definitions
| Term | Meaning |
| Accredited Member | an individual member who has satisfied the accreditation or qualification requirements published by TAAA for that membership category. |
| Board | the board of directors of TAAA. |
| Code | the TAAA Code of Professional Conduct, as amended from time to time. |
| Corporate Member | an organisation accepted by TAAA into the Corporate Membership category and entitled to allocate membership seats to eligible employees in accordance with these Terms and the applicable membership package. |
| Fellow | an individual awarded Fellow status by TAAA in accordance with applicable eligibility requirements and governance arrangements. |
| Member | a current individual, Student, Accredited, Fellow, Corporate or Vendor member of TAAA, as the context requires. |
| Membership Year | the membership period applying to the relevant member, ordinarily 12 months unless TAAA specifies otherwise. |
| Professional Designation | any post-nominal, title, credential, membership description, rosette, badge or other status indicator authorised by TAAA. |
| Rosette | a digital TAAA membership badge or mark issued by TAAA to a current member for authorised use. |
| Vendor Member | a supplier, technology provider, service provider, sponsor or other commercial organisation accepted into the Vendor Membership category. |
3. Privacy, Communications and Member Data
3.1 TAAA collects, holds, uses and discloses personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable privacy law. The Privacy Policy forms part of TAAA’s governance framework and should be read before applying for membership or registering for an event or learning activity.
3.2 TAAA may use a member’s contact details to administer membership, provide member services, issue operational or service communications, manage events and learning activities, maintain records and otherwise perform its functions.
3.3 TAAA may also send information about TAAA products, services, events, research, professional development and other activities. Members may manage non-essential marketing preferences through the member portal or by contacting TAAA. Opting out of marketing does not prevent TAAA from sending communications reasonably necessary to administer membership, registrations, governance obligations or transactions.
3.4 Where TAAA proposes to disclose personal information to sponsors, partners, vendors, exhibitors or other third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes, TAAA will do so only in accordance with its Privacy Policy, applicable law and any consent or preference settings collected from the individual.
3.5 Information may be disclosed to service providers and third parties reasonably necessary to administer membership, events or learning activities, including payment processors, membership-platform providers, venues, event-registration providers and facilitators, subject to TAAA’s Privacy Policy.
3.6 Members are responsible for keeping their profile and contact details accurate and current.
4. Membership Categories and Membership Schedule
4.1 TAAA may offer the membership categories set out below. Detailed eligibility criteria, current fees, benefits and any additional requirements may be published on the TAAA website and may be updated from time to time.
| Category | Who it is for | Eligibility | Fees | Voting rights | CPD |
| Student | Eligible students studying recruitment, Talent Acquisition, HR or a related field. | As published by TAAA. | As published by TAAA. | As provided by the Constitution. | Generally exempt unless specified otherwise by TAAA. |
| Member | Individual Talent Acquisition practitioners and other eligible professionals. | As published by TAAA. | As published by TAAA. | As provided by the Constitution. | Applies where required by the CPD Policy. |
| Accredited Member | Individuals who satisfy TAAA’s recognised accreditation or qualification requirements. | As published by TAAA. | As published by TAAA. | As provided by the Constitution. | Applies where required by the CPD Policy. |
| Fellow | Senior or highly experienced practitioners recognised by TAAA. | Awarded in accordance with TAAA’s Fellow criteria and governance process. | As published by TAAA. | As provided by the Constitution. | Applies where required by the CPD Policy. |
| Corporate | Employers or organisations with an internal TA function or eligible workforce. | Organisation must meet TAAA’s published criteria. | According to package/number of seats. | As provided by the Constitution. | Professional obligations remain attached to each individual seat-holder. |
| Vendor | Commercial suppliers and service providers to the TA profession. | As published by TAAA and subject to applicable vendor requirements. | As published by TAAA. | As provided by the Constitution. | Generally exempt unless TAAA states otherwise. |
4.2 TAAA may introduce, rename, combine or discontinue membership categories where permitted by its Constitution and governance arrangements. TAAA will use reasonable endeavours to provide affected members with appropriate notice of any material change.
4.3 Professional grades, Fellow status, accreditations, certifications, post-nominals, CPD obligations and other individual professional requirements attach to the individual concerned and are not transferable merely because membership fees are paid by an employer or through a Corporate Membership.
5. Applications, Eligibility and Acceptance
5.1 Membership is subject to the applicant satisfying the eligibility requirements for the relevant category, accepting these Terms and applicable TAAA policies, and paying any required fee.
5.2 TAAA may request evidence reasonably necessary to verify eligibility, identity, employment, qualifications, professional experience or other relevant criteria.
5.3 TAAA may accept, decline or defer an application where reasonably necessary to apply the membership criteria, protect the integrity of the Association, obtain further information or comply with its Constitution and governance obligations.
5.4 Unless otherwise stated, an accepted membership is valid for the applicable Membership Year and continues only while the member remains eligible and complies with these Terms and TAAA’s governing documents.
5.5 Membership is personal to the accepted member or organisation and must not be represented as applying to another person or organisation except as expressly permitted for allocated Corporate Membership seats.
6. Membership Fees, Renewals and Payment
6.1 Current membership fees, any introductory or free membership period, and renewal arrangements are published by TAAA. TAAA may vary future membership fees on reasonable notice.
6.2 Unless otherwise stated, membership fees are payable in advance for the applicable Membership Year. Fees are generally non-refundable once membership has commenced, subject to any rights that cannot lawfully be excluded and the refund provisions in these Terms.
6.3 Membership fees are generally payable through TAAA’s secure payment platform. Where TAAA agrees to issue an invoice, payment must be made by the due date shown on the invoice.
6.4 Where a member elects or agrees to recurring payment, membership may automatically renew on the applicable renewal date at the fee then in effect unless recurring payment is cancelled before renewal in accordance with the payment-platform process or by contacting TAAA.
6.5 TAAA may recover reasonable external costs directly caused by a failed payment, chargeback or payment dispute, including payment-gateway or bank charges, to the extent permitted by law.
6.6 If a membership fee remains unpaid after the due date, TAAA may restrict member benefits, suspend membership access or allow membership to lapse after giving any notice required by the Constitution, these Terms or applicable law.
6.7 A person whose membership has lapsed, been suspended or terminated must not claim to be a current member or continue to use a TAAA Professional Designation.
7. Corporate Membership and Allocated Seats
7.1 A Corporate Membership may include a specified number of individual membership seats according to the package purchased by the organisation. Each seat must be allocated to a named individual who satisfies the eligibility requirements for the relevant individual membership category and accepts applicable TAAA terms and professional obligations.
7.2 The Corporate Member is responsible for nominating and maintaining an authorised organisational contact and for notifying TAAA when an allocated employee leaves the organisation, changes role or should no longer occupy a seat.
7.3 Where an allocated individual leaves the Corporate Member or ceases to occupy an allocated seat, the organisation may reassign that seat to another eligible employee for the remainder of the Corporate Membership Year, subject to TAAA’s administrative process. The replacement individual must separately accept these Terms and any applicable professional requirements.
7.4 Reassignment of an existing seat does not transfer the departing individual’s professional grade, accreditation, certification, Fellow status, post-nominals, CPD record or other personal professional standing to the replacement.
7.5 A departing individual whose TAAA membership was funded solely through a Corporate Membership ceases to be covered by that Corporate Membership when the seat is reassigned or when TAAA is notified that the employment relationship has ended, whichever occurs first. The individual may apply to continue membership as an individual member. Where a fee applies, TAAA may charge the applicable pro-rata individual fee for the remainder of the relevant Membership Year.
7.6 A Corporate Member may add additional seats during its Membership Year, subject to availability and the applicable membership package. TAAA may charge a pro-rata fee so that additional seats align with the Corporate Member’s common renewal date.
7.7 TAAA may offer discounted team or multi-seat membership packages from time to time. Such pricing does not alter the individual professional obligations attached to each named seat-holder.
7.8 Corporate Membership fees are invoiced to the organisation unless TAAA agrees otherwise. TAAA is not required to issue separate invoices or refunds to individual employees whose membership is provided through a Corporate Membership.
8. Membership Status, Changes, Cancellation and Reinstatement
8.1 Individual transfer. Individual membership is non-transferable. This does not prevent reassignment of an organisational seat under section 7.
8.2 Upgrade or change of category. A member may apply to upgrade or change membership category where they satisfy the eligibility requirements. Any additional fee, assessment requirement or evidence requirement published by TAAA may apply.
8.3 Resignation and cancellation. A member may resign or cancel renewal by notifying TAAA through the member portal or the contact method published by TAAA. Resignation does not ordinarily entitle the member to a refund for an unused portion of the Membership Year.
8.4 Refunds. Subject to rights that cannot lawfully be excluded, TAAA will ordinarily provide a refund of a membership fee only where an application is declined after payment, a duplicate or erroneous payment has occurred, or TAAA materially fails to provide the membership product purchased and a refund is an appropriate remedy.
8.5 Reinstatement. A former member may apply for reinstatement subject to the eligibility, fees, CPD requirements and other conditions applying at the time of reinstatement. TAAA may require reassessment where a professional designation, certification, accreditation or Fellow status has lapsed.
8.6 Membership benefits. Membership benefits, services, discounts, resources and partner offers may change from time to time. TAAA will use reasonable endeavours to ensure published descriptions are accurate but does not guarantee that every benefit will remain available for the entire Membership Year.
9. Professional Conduct, Discipline and Complaints
9.1 Members must comply with the Code of Professional Conduct and other applicable TAAA governance requirements.
9.2 TAAA is a professional membership association and does not police or regulate the Talent Acquisition or recruitment industry generally. Its complaints and disciplinary jurisdiction is limited in the manner set out in the TAAA Complaints Policy and Procedure.
9.3 Subject to the Constitution and Complaints Policy and Procedure, TAAA may take action in relation to a member where there is a sufficiently serious or material breach of an applicable TAAA obligation, including:
- Material breach: A serious violation of these Terms, the Constitution, or the Code of Professional Conduct.
- Serious misconduct: Inappropriate behavior occurring at, or in connection with, a TAAA event, training program, meeting, gathering, or other TAAA activity.
- Intellectual property misuse: Material misuse of TAAA intellectual property, branding, membership status, Professional Designations, or rosettes.
- False representation: Materially false or misleading representation of qualifications, accreditations, membership grade, or TAAA status.
- Eligibility failure: A material failure to maintain ongoing membership eligibility requirements.
- Compromising conduct: Other conduct within TAAA’s jurisdiction that materially compromises the integrity, safety, or proper functioning of TAAA.
9.4 Legitimate professional criticism of TAAA, disagreement with a Board or Council position, participation in good-faith debate, or respectful expression of a contrary professional view will not, of itself, constitute misconduct or ‘damage to TAAA’s reputation’.
9.5 Any complaint, investigation, interim measure, sanction, review or appeal will be handled in accordance with the TAAA Complaints Policy and Procedure and the Constitution. A decision is final within TAAA’s internal process only to the extent provided by those governing documents and subject to any rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
10. Membership Designations, Rosettes, Logo and Brand Use
10.1 A member may describe themselves as a TAAA member only while their membership is current and only using the membership category, Professional Designation or wording authorised by TAAA.
10.2 Where TAAA issues a member with a rosette, badge, post-nominal or other Professional Designation, TAAA grants the member a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable licence to use it solely to accurately communicate the member’s current TAAA status and in accordance with any TAAA Brand or Rosette Usage Guide.
10.3 Subject to TAAA’s published brand rules, an active member may generally display an approved rosette or membership designation in professional contexts such as an email signature, LinkedIn profile, CV, professional biography, personal website or proposal, provided the use is accurate and does not imply that TAAA endorses the member’s employer, business, products or services.
10.4 Members must:
- alter, redraw, recolour or create derivative versions of TAAA logos or rosettes except as expressly authorised;
- use TAAA branding in a way that implies TAAA endorsement, accreditation, sponsorship or approval that has not been granted.
- permit another person or organisation to use an individual membership rosette as if they were the member;
- create an unofficial TAAA chapter, committee, event, credential or publication.
- use TAAA branding on goods or services for sale without written permission.
- continue to use a Professional Designation after the relevant membership, accreditation, certification or status has ceased.
10.5 On resignation, lapse, suspension, termination or withdrawal of the relevant status, the member must promptly remove or cease using the affected Professional Designation from current professional communications and promotional material.
10.6 Fellowship is conferred and may be reviewed, suspended or withdrawn in accordance with TAAA’s applicable Fellow criteria and governance arrangements. Fellow status remains personal to the individual.
11. Continuing Professional Development
11.1 Members in categories subject to TAAA’s CPD Policy must comply with that Policy from the date specified by TAAA.
11.2 TAAA may audit a reasonable sample of member CPD records and may request supporting evidence. Failure to satisfy applicable CPD requirements may affect a member’s grade, accreditation, certification or eligibility, subject to the relevant policy and procedural fairness.
11.3 Members are responsible for recording external CPD activities where TAAA’s systems do not automatically record them.
11.4 Student and Vendor Members are exempt from CPD unless TAAA publishes a different requirement for those categories.
12. Events, Learning Courses and TAAA Activities
12.1 Registration and payment. Registration is not confirmed until TAAA issues confirmation and, where applicable, receives payment. Event and course fees, inclusions, GST treatment, registration deadlines and any member, early-bird or group discounts will be stated on the relevant registration page.
Unless otherwise stated, invoices for events or courses are payable within 14 days of issue or before the registration closing date, whichever occurs first. Promotional offers are subject to their stated terms and cannot be combined or transferred unless TAAA expressly permits.
12.2 Member rates and substitutions. A member rate may only be used by a person who is a current eligible TAAA member at the time of registration and attendance. Substitution of attendees is subject to the event-specific terms and any difference in applicable fees.
12.3 Conduct, safety and canvassing. Participants must behave professionally and comply with reasonable health, safety, venue, security and lawful directions. TAAA may refuse entry to, or require the removal of, a person whose conduct is materially disruptive, unsafe, unlawful, harassing, threatening or inconsistent with the Code or these Terms.
Unauthorised canvassing, distribution of promotional material or commercial solicitation at a TAAA event or learning activity is prohibited. Approved sponsors, exhibitors and Vendor Members may undertake promotional activity only within the scope authorised by TAAA.
12.4 Online participation. Participants are responsible for their own internet connection, devices, software and technical environment. TAAA is not responsible for access problems caused by a participant’s systems or connectivity.
12.5 Cancellation by participant. Any participant cancellation, transfer or substitution rights will be set out on the relevant event or course registration page. Nothing in those terms excludes rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
12.6 Cancellation, postponement or program changes by TAAA. TAAA may cancel, postpone, reschedule, relocate, vary the format of, or make reasonable program or speaker changes to an event or learning activity. TAAA will use reasonable endeavours to notify affected registrants.
Where TAAA cancels an event or course and does not provide a reasonable substitute, TAAA may provide a refund or credit as appropriate and as required by law. Any credit period will be stated at the time it is issued.
12.7 Photography, recording and image use. TAAA may photograph or record events and learning activities for legitimate TAAA promotional, news, educational, archival or communications purposes. TAAA will provide a reasonable mechanism for attendees to notify TAAA where they do not wish their identifiable image to be used, subject to practical limitations for crowd or incidental images and any separate consent collected for featured interviews or recordings.
Participants must not record, reproduce, broadcast or distribute event or learning content without permission from TAAA and, where relevant, the presenter or rights holder.
12.8 Event intellectual property. Materials supplied by presenters, TAAA or third parties remain the intellectual property of their respective owners. Registration or attendance does not grant a right to reproduce, distribute, republish, sell, broadcast or commercially exploit those materials except as expressly authorised.
12.9 Liability and consumer rights. Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies a guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law or other applicable law.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, TAAA is not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from attendance at, or inability to attend, an event or learning activity. Where TAAA’s liability for a service may lawfully be limited, TAAA’s liability is limited to the remedies permitted by applicable law.
13. Membership Benefits and Professional Information
13.1 TAAA may provide members with articles, templates, webinars, research, competency frameworks, benchmark data, case studies, professional development materials and other resources.
13.2 Unless expressly stated otherwise, TAAA resources are general professional information only and are not legal, employment, workplace-relations, migration, financial, tax, investment or other regulated professional advice.
13.3 Members are responsible for obtaining appropriate professional advice and exercising their own judgement before relying on TAAA material in a particular organisational or legal context.
14. Intellectual Property, Digital Content and AI Use
14.1 Unless otherwise stated, TAAA owns or licenses the intellectual property in its website, member resources, training materials, publications, templates, research, branding and other content.
14.2 Except as permitted by law or expressly authorised in writing, members must not scrape, systematically extract, republish, sell, distribute or create a competing commercial resource from TAAA member-only content.
14.3 Members must not upload protected TAAA content, confidential member material or restricted learning resources into a public or third-party generative AI system where doing so would disclose, reproduce, train on, retain or otherwise use that content beyond the permissions granted by TAAA.
14.4 Nothing in this section prevents ordinary personal use of TAAA materials for the purpose for which they were supplied, fair dealing permitted by law, or use expressly authorised by TAAA.
15. Volunteers, Governance and Conflicts of Interest
15.1 National Advisory Council members, committee members, working-group members and volunteers act in the capacity set out in their applicable charter, appointment or terms of reference. Unless separately appointed as a Director or authorised in writing, they are not Directors and do not have authority to bind TAAA.
15.2 TAAA may establish, vary or dissolve committees, working groups, advisory councils, chapters, special-interest groups or similar bodies in accordance with its Constitution and governance arrangements.
15.3 TAAA recognises that its membership and governance bodies intentionally bring together practitioners, employers, vendors, sponsors and other stakeholders and that actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest may arise.
15.4 Directors, Council members, committee members, working-group members and other persons acting on behalf of TAAA must disclose relevant conflicts and manage them in accordance with applicable law, TAAA’s Constitution and any Conflict of Interest Policy, charter or procedure adopted by TAAA.
15.5 TAAA may require a person to abstain from discussion or decision-making, withdraw from a particular matter, disclose an interest in a register or take other proportionate steps to manage a conflict.
16. General Legal Provisions
16.1 Force majeure. TAAA is not liable for delay or failure to perform an obligation to the extent caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, severe weather, public-health events, government action, industrial action, venue failure, major technology outages or other comparable events. TAAA will take reasonable steps to mitigate the effect where practicable.
16.2 Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be read down to the extent possible or severed, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.
16.3 No waiver. A failure or delay by TAAA to exercise a right does not waive that right.
16.4 Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia, and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts and tribunals having jurisdiction there, subject to any mandatory law that applies otherwise.
16.5 Notices and contact. Notices or communications under these Terms may be sent electronically to the contact details recorded in the member portal. Members are responsible for keeping those details current. General membership queries may be directed to members@taaa.au or another contact method published by TAAA.
16.6 Document hierarchy. These Terms operate with TAAA’s Constitution and published governance policies. Where a matter is specifically governed by the Complaints Policy and Procedure, Privacy Policy, CPD Policy, Code of Professional Conduct or another applicable policy, that policy applies to that matter subject to the Constitution and mandatory law.
Contact us
TAAA Membership Manager
Level 7, 10 Yarra Street,
South Yarra,
Melbourne, VIC, 3141
E: members@taaa.au
Updated: September 2026