Looking for AWGACS? You're in the right place.

We've rebranded to the Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA), a name that better reflects who we represent: screen authors across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Nothing changes for members.

Your membership, royalties and contact points all stay the same. Only the name is new.

Notices for members

A reminder for members to sign the new membership agreement:

New membership agreement

AWGACS subscribes to the Copyright Collecting Societies Code of Conduct, with compliance independently reviewed each year. Interested parties are invited to make submissions to the Code Reviewer regarding the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

To make a submission, contact the Code Review Secretariat at secretariat@copyrightcodeofconduct.org.au. Submissions close 31 July 2026.

To read the full notice, click here.

WHAT IS ACSAA?

The Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA), previously known as the Australian Writers' Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS), was established in 1996 as the copyright collecting society for screen authors from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then, we have collected over $33 million dollars for members and authors from around the world.

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NEWS

New name, same mission: we are the Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA).

The Australian Writers' Guild Authorship Collecting Society (AWGACS) is updating its name and logo to become the Authorship Collecting Society Australia Aotearoa (ACSAA). For 30 years, 'By authors, for authors, for authors' royalties' has guided our work representing screen authors across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. In our 30th birthday year, we're changing our name to better reflect who we represent. Every royalty collected, every right defended, every voice added t

Jul 6

COPYRIGHT COLLECTING SOCIETIES CODE OF CONDUCT - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2026

Compliance by participating collecting societies with the Code’s standards of conduct is the subject of an independent annual review.

May 21