AUSTRALIAN HOTELS ASSOCIATION
AHA(WA) membership entitles businesses to access a broad range of benefits, including political representation, expert services, discounted training, business support and critical updates.
Explore the benefits of AHA membership
ADVOCACY, REPRESENTATION AND ADVICE
Giving a powerful voice to WA’s hotel and hospitality industry by:
- Pursuing policy outcomes for AHA members, their staff and the public interest through targeted advocacy, media and public representation.
- Maintaining professional and effective relationships with Members of Parliament and the Public Service.
- Lobbying Federal, State and Local Governments for the interests of the hotel and hospitality industry.
- Monitoring parliamentary proceedings and presenting submissions to change, oppose or support specific legislation.
- Engaging with stakeholders such as WA Police, councils, health and other regulatory agencies.
Workplace relations experts
Receive advice on:
- Award and Wage rates.
- Interpretation of all hospitality awards both State and Federal.
- Unfair Dismissal, General Protections, Fair Work Ombudsman & Equal Opportunity Commission matters and representation.
- Recruitment, Performance Management & Termination of staff.
- Workplace Health and Safety.
- Enterprise Agreements.
- Submissions for Member Interests to Federal and State Industrial Relations Commissions.
- Calculation and analysis of yearly wage increases.
- Template contracts of employment.
- Access to industry salary surveys.
- Liaison with State and Federal Government Departments pertaining to industry audits/campaigns such as the ongoing Fair Work Ombudsman and WorkSafe campaigns.
Liquor licensing and regulatory advice
Including:
- Representation to Government.
- Translating information into plain language.
- Advice on interpreting the Liquor Control Act 1988.
- Assistance with various liquor licensing applications.
- Access to Online Licensed Premises Self Audit Checklist.
- Advising members of applications for new licenses in their area.
- Appealing dangerous precedent-setting cases.
- Clarifying amendments.
- Representing licensees’ interests on local accords, health and community working groups and liquor industry advisory councils.
- Advice and guidance concerning interactions with WA Police – Liquor Enforcement Unit and Department of Racing, Gaming & Liquor.
- Health regulations.
- Tobacco Control.
- Local Council regulations.
- Mandatory liquor licensing training requirements.
Regular and tailored communications
- Regular bulletins to keep you informed on the latest developments on legislation, tax, workplace relations, key issues and opportunities.
- Immediate bulletins on key issues as they emerge, providing AHA members with critically important information.
- Exclusive access to the AHA member’s only website – a one-stop shop for the latest advice and information.
- Hospitality WA Magazine – WA’s premier hospitality industry news publication.
- Direct access to AHA management staff, to provide quick and concise advice on issues as they arise.
- AHA media releases on current hospitality issues.
- Access to member surveys.
