Institute Council

Position	Name
Position President	Name Mr. Michael Jarrad F.I.P.A.
Position Councillors	Name
Position Western Australia:	Name Mr. Andrew Okines M.I.P.A.
Position Queensland:	Name Mr Neil Creek L.M.I.P.A.
Position New South Wales:	Name Mr. Rhys Edwards F.I.P.A.
Position Victoria:	Name Mr. Robert Quick F.I.P.A.
Position Tasmania:	Name
Position South Australia:	Name Mr. Derek Harris F.I.P.A.
Position Secretary:	Name
Position Institute Secretary:	Name
Position Institute Standards Representative:	Name
Position Institute Standards Representative	Name Mr. Rhys Edwards F.I.P.A.

Council Committees

Marketing Committee	IPA Foundation Committee
Marketing Committee Mr. Andrew Okines	IPA Foundation Committee Mr. Derek Harris FIPA (Chairman)
Marketing Committee
Marketing Committee

Our mission is to encourage the plumbing profession to safeguard and protect the health of the community and the environment.

To achieve this mission The Institute of Plumbing Australia Inc through its national and international membership aims to promote and encourage:

The Institute Council meets by teleconference throughout the year and has a current policy to meet face to face at least once each year.

The Secretary and Councillors communicate by e-mail on matters requiring input between meetings.

Support a need for instructional design and installation handbooks to compliment minimum plumbing standards
Need for research to support plumbing standards and codes
Assistance to necessitous students and others through the IPA Foundation
Plumbing standards, installation practices and regulations – the need for a consistent approach across all states and territories.
Training package resources
Independent assessment of competencies prior to Licensing.
Higher education for plumbers – A plumbing engineer.