In the context of other communities of practice at the International Association on Regulation and Governance conference, this article reflects on the role and achievements of the National Regulators Community of Practice at ANZSOG since its inception in 2020.

In Victoria, a not-for-profit organisation can incorporate as an incorporated association, enabling the organisation to become a legal entity. The current legal basis for this business structure expires in November 2023 and this exposure draft invites submission on the new Associations Incorporation Reform Regulations 2023.

This paper explores new forms of connection and community for early-career researchers, which are often facilitated by social media and other communication technologies.

Focussing on the importance of ‘Trust’, Marcelle-Shaw uses the lenses of regulation, consumer expectations, conduct and competence and ethics to outline the ways in which professions should act reliably and ably in our best interests.

What is the value of professional associations to the good that professions do? And what do professional associations achieve that state regulation or leaving it to the market alone could not?’