The Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT) is the professional association for translators

Translation

Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...

 and interpreters

Interpreting

Language interpretation is the facilitating of oral or sign-language communication, either simultaneously or consecutively, between users of different languages...

 in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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AUSIT has a membership over 750 interpreters and translators across Australia.

AUSIT is affiliated with the International Federation of Translators

International Federation of Translators

The International Federation of Translators is a worldwide organization, composed of the national translation organizations from over 60 countries...

(FIT).

History

AUSIT was founded in 1987, when it brought together existing local associations and specialist groups in Australia. Today AUSIT has branches in every state and territory of the country.