The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) was established in 1924. The AAA is the peak organisation for Australia's motoring clubs and their eight million members, and advances the interests of all road users across Australia to ensure land transport networks are safe and sustainable, and that the cost and access to transport is fair.
International membership
The AAA is a member of the
Alliance Internationale de Tourisme (AIT) and the
Federation Internationale de l'Automobile
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(FIA).
Member organisations
The following organisations are members of AAA:
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NRMA
NRMA (formerly National Roads and Motorists' Association) is an Australian organisation offering roadside assistance, advocacy for motorists and road-users, motoring advice, car servicing, International Driving Permits, travel and other servic ...
, New South Wales and ACT
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Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a motoring club and mutual organisation. It offers various services to members, including insurance and roadside assistance.
It has about 30,000 ordinary club members who have access to the li ...
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Royal Automobile Club of Queensland
The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited (RACQ) is a mutual organisation and Queensland’s largest Club, providing services including roadside assistance, insurance, banking and travel to its approximately 1.75 million members.
RACQ i ...
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Royal Automobile Association
The Royal Automobile Association of South Australia (RAA) is a South Australian automobile club providing a range of member services. These services include: 24-hour emergency breakdown, vehicle inspection, motoring advocacy, road safety, motor ...
, South Australia
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Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia
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Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania
The Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania normally abbreviated to RACT is a motoring club in Tasmania, Australia. The organisation was established in 1923 and now has over 200,000 members. It is a member of the Australian Automobile Association. I ...
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Automobile Association of the Northern Territory
Motor sport
In 1926 the AAA sought authority to administer
motor sport in Australia and this was subsequently obtained via the
Royal Automobile Club
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.
[Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 25] Following a decision to focus on its primary role, the association relinquished this authority to the
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'A ...
,
[ formed in 1953.
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References
External links
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* The commercial interests of Australian motoring organisations are managed b
Australian Motoring Services Pty
AAA Tourism
manages the Australian STAR rating scheme.
Automobile associations in Australia
1924 establishments in Australia
Organizations established in 1924
Automobile Association
Auto racing organizations
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