AIMS OF THE WTPA

Purposes of the Association

The Association is an independent non-profit association.  The purposes for which the Association is established are:

1. To encourage, promote, advance and develop the art of Wushu and Taijiquan in Australia;
2. To conduct, assist or participate in the conduct of, and in general and to promote the conduct of club, local, regional, national and international competition in Wushu and Taijiquan, and to improve the standards of Wushu and Taijiquan in Australia;
3. To make provision for and contribute towards prizes, certificates or awards to successful competitors in competitions conducted by the Association or those conducted by other organisations, as approved by the committee in a particular case;
4. To provide sponsorship to successful competitors in State or National competitions who, being members of the Association, are selected to represent their State in National competition, or to represent Australia in International competition;
   
5. To conduct, assist or participate in the conduct of, and in general to promote the conduct of workshops, seminars and meetings for the purpose of providing communication, sharing of knowledge, the training of practitioners of Wushu and Taijiquan, and training of officials and judges in Wushu and Taijiquan competitions;
   
6. To strive for governmental, commercial and public awareness and recognition of the Association in particular and the art of Wushu and Taijiquan in general;
   
7. To promote health and safety of members;
   
8. To link practitioners of Wushu and Taijiquan from various styles and traditions without precedence, whether as individuals or gathered in groups, clubs and organizations across Australia;
   
9. To recognize the Australian national peak body of Wushu/Kung-Fu (e.g. Australian Kung-Fu & Wushu Federation, AKWF) and to liaise and co-operate with that body with the aim of  promoting, broadening and strengthening the development of Wushu within Australia in accordance with the requirements of the International Wushu Federation (IWUF);
   
10. To network/liaise/affiliate with national and international organizations with the aim of broadening and strengthening the Australian Wushu and Taijiquan experience; and
    
11. Undertake and/or perform all such activities which are necessary, incidental or conducive to the advancement of these purposes.