ACSA started as The Australian Affiliation of Voluntary Care Associations Incorporated in 1975. This was in response to the then Minister for Social Security, the Honourable Bill Hayden, seeking to negotiate with a single point of contact and a unified voice for not-for-profit providers of aged care services in Australia.
In October, 1991 the Association's name was changed to Aged Care Australia Incorporated and on 4 September 1999 the Association's name was changed to Aged and Community Services Australia to reflect the broader services provided by members.
ACSA operates within a federated structure of six State Associations which are independently incorporated and to whom not-for-profit service providers belong as members. The six State Associations are members of the ACSA national body.
The ACSA Federation includes:
There are eight national Committees which combine the collective knowledge and expertise of the national office and State Associations to provide leadership, advice and strategic lobbying to the aged and community care industry and to governments. The Committees are the:
