Property Council of Australia

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The Property Council of Australia (PCA) is an Australian national lobby group representing property developers and property owners.

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History

It was formed as the Building Owners and Managers’ Association of Australia (BOMA) c. 1966, incorporated in 1969, and assumed its current name in 1996. [1]

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison was the organisation's national policy and research manager from 1989 to 1995. [2]

Governance and organisation

The PCA is governed by a national board of directors, and there is a division for each state and territory as well as several special-focus divisions. [3] As of April 2024 former professional footballer Bruce Djite is South Australian executive director. [4]

Activities and functions

The PCA engages in lobbying on a large scale, with its budgets in 2015 reported as including $6.4 million for advocacy, $1 million for communications, and $7.2 million for networking. It engaged in a major television campaign, "Don't Play With Property", ahead of the 2016 federal election seeking to preserve negative gearing. [1] [5] It has been a significant donor to both major political parties. [6]

It has campaigned on a broad range of property-related issues, including opposing land tax increases, reducing stamp duty, opposing minimum apartment standards, reforming strata title, opposing increased fees for foreign property purchasers, and opposing land-clearing restrictions. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "How the Property Council is shaping the debate around negative gearing, taxes". The Conversation. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Key facts about Scott Morrison, Australia's new prime minister". Australian Financial Review. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Home". Property Council Australia. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "South Australia". Property Council Australia. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lobbying 101: How interest groups influence politicians and the public to get what they want". SmartCompany. 10 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Where the property industry's political donations go". Australian Financial Review. 20 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Foreign land owners lured back to town after tax surcharge changes". Brisbane Times. 12 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Seniors' pain and gain in Budget". The Sunday Times. 29 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tiny tiff over flat standards". Australian Financial Review. 24 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Foreign buyer fees playing to gallery: Eslake". The Australian. 27 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Landlord alert". The Australian Financial Review. 13 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Land clearing battle moves to High Court". Brisbane Times. 10 June 2019.
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