australian and new zealand association of psychiatry, psychology and law

What australian and new zealand association of psychiatry, psychology and law does

The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL) is a private, non-profit interdisciplinary professional association founded in Melbourne in 1978 by the late forensic psychiatrist Dr Robert (Bob) Myers to address deficits in cross-disciplinary understanding among psychiatrists, psychologists, and legal practitioners. The association operates branches across all Australian states (New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania) and in New Zealand, and is governed by an elected board with a President, President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, and branch committees. Its primary constituents are individual professionals working at the intersection of mental health and law, including forensic mental health practitioners and academic researchers.

ANZAPPL's service offering centers on membership tiers (General at AUD $155/year, Concessional at AUD $60/year), access to branch-organized seminars and workshops, an annual flagship Congress that rotates across Australian cities, and the peer-reviewed journal "Psychiatry, Psychology and Law" published six times per year. Underlying technology is provided by the third-party TidyHQ SaaS platform, which powers self-service membership registration, event ticketing, payment processing, and email communications. The association maintains operational partnerships with international and domestic bodies including the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS), the RANZCP Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Victoria, Law Societies, and academic law schools.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual membership fees and event registrations, with members receiving discounted access and complimentary journal delivery. The organization is independently operated, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and does not engage in M&A or external funding activity. Notable recent activity includes a joint international conference with IAFMHS in Sydney in 2023 and the 45th Annual General Meeting held at Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart on 5 December 2025, signaling an organization focused on continuity and interdisciplinary program delivery rather than scale expansion.

Name

australian and new zealand association of psychiatry, psychology and law

Legal name

Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Website

https://anzappl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL) is a 1978-founded, non-profit professional association serving psychiatrists, psychologists, and legal practitioners across Australia and New Zealand via membership tiers, branch events, an annual Congress, and a peer-reviewed journal.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees provide recurring revenue. General membership at $155/year with concessional rates at $60/year for approved applicants. Members receive event notifications, reduced fees for activities including Annual Congress and branch events, and the ANZAPPL journal six times annually.
2. Event Registration and Ticketing: Revenue from ticketed events including seminars, workshops, and the Annual Congress. Members receive discounted rates while non-members pay higher fees. Some events are free for members with registration required.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ANZAPPL is an interdisciplinary professional membership association providing membership tiers, a peer-reviewed journal, an Annual Congress, and branch seminars/workshops for psychiatrists, psychologists, and legal practitioners. Members receive event notifications, discounted fees for association events, and six annual issues of the journal Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.

Product overview

ANZAPPL is a professional membership organization, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of membership tiers (General and Concessional), access to branch-organized events and seminars, an annual congress, and a peer-reviewed journal (Psychiatry, Psychology and Law). The organization operates on the TidyHQ platform for event management and membership administration, powered by underlying technology infrastructure rather than offering proprietary software products.

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Products and services

• General Membership Standard annual membership option providing access to all ANZAPPL events, branch notifications, reduced fees for Annual Congress and branch events, and receipt of the Psychiatry, Psychology and Law journal six times per year.
• Concessional Membership Discounted annual membership for concessional card holders, full-time non-salaried students, and individuals aged 65 or over, providing one month of initial access followed by 12-month concessional membership upon approval.
• Annual Congress Annual flagship conference bringing together professionals from psychiatry, psychology, and law, featuring presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities for members and non-members.
• Psychiatry, Psychology and Law Journal Peer-reviewed journal published six times per year covering the intersection of mental health and legal practice, available to all ANZAPPL members as part of membership.
• Branch Events and Seminars Regular seminars, lectures, and professional development events organized by state and New Zealand branches, covering topics such as forensic practice, mental health law, and justice system issues.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2023Joint conference hosted in 2023 at ICC Sydney on the theme 'Reintegration and Recovery among People in Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Legal Systems'. This is a major biennial international conference bringing together professionals from psychiatry, psychology, and law.
• The Piddington SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on events such as the 'Trends over the last three decades' presentation by Justice Vandongen, combining legal and professional development content.
• Law Society of South AustraliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for the book launch event 'Paris Nesbit KC – Quixotic Counsel' at Adelaide Convention Centre.
• Adelaide University School of LawminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration for the Paris Nesbit KC book launch event, reflecting intersection of law and mental health.
• Legal Services CommissionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for Paris Nesbit KC book launch event.
• South Australian Bar AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration for Paris Nesbit KC book launch, representing the intersection of law, mental health, and professional wellbeing.
• Pride in LawminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for Paris Nesbit KC book launch event reflecting diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
• RANZCP Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint one-day conference 'Rethinking Criminal Responsibility: Emerging Perspectives in Mental Health' held in August 2021, combining psychiatry and law perspectives.
• TidyHQcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform powering ANZAPPL's website, membership management, event registration, ticketing, and member communications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS): Global professional association dedicated to forensic mental health services, research, and policy. Direct peer given the documented 2023 joint ICC Sydney conference on 'Reintegration and Recovery among People in Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Legal Systems.'
• American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS, Division 41 of APA): Leading international scientific-professional organization advancing psychology-law research, practice, and policy. Comparable as an interdisciplinary membership association bridging psychology and law, with a peer-reviewed journal and annual conference analogous to ANZAPPL.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry: Larger, established college representing psychiatrists across Australia and New Zealand, including a dedicated Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry that has co-hosted events with ANZAPPL (e.g., 2021 'Rethinking Criminal Responsibility' conference). Broader in scope but overlapping heavily on forensic psychiatry CPD.
• Australian Psychological Society (APS): Largest professional association for psychologists in Australia, with college-level groups covering forensic and clinical psychology. A broad incumbent that competes for the same psychology membership dollars and CPD spend as ANZAPPL.
• Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK): UK-based chartered body for psychiatrists with extensive forensic psychiatry faculty, journals, and CPD programs. Comparable through similar membership/journal/event model and overlapping forensic mental health content, though operating at much larger scale and in a different geography.
• Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW): National peak body for social workers in Australia with substantial mental health and forensic-relevant membership. Comparable as a large professional membership association delivering CPD, publications, and advocacy, though broader in scope than ANZAPPL's psychiatry-psychology-law focus.

Regional players

• Australasian Association of Forensic Physicians (AAFP): Regional membership body for doctors working in forensic and correctional medicine across Australia and New Zealand. Comparable through overlapping clinician base, forensic focus, and ANZ geography, though centered on physicians rather than the broader psychiatry-psychology-law triangle.
• Law Society of South Australia (and equivalent state Law Societies): Professional body representing solicitors in South Australia, and analogous state-based Law Societies across ANZ. Comparable as a regional, membership-based legal professional association that ANZAPPL partners with for events and CPD delivery.

Emerging players

• Australian and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offending (ANZATSO): Small, specialized ANZ membership association for clinicians and researchers working with sexual offending populations. Comparable as a niche interdisciplinary ANZ professional body serving overlapping forensic psychology and psychiatry audiences.

Others

• Mental Health Review Tribunal (Victoria and equivalents): Statutory tribunal bodies reviewing compulsory mental health treatment orders across ANZ jurisdictions. Comparable only as an ecosystem participant: the tribunals are the institutional forums where ANZAPPL's members practice, and they sometimes co-deliver or host training events, but they are not membership associations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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