On 1 October 2000 the former Australasian Region Board of the IEE was replaced (within Australia) by the IEE Australia Forum, which now operates as the IET Australia Forum. For details of the initial (and still largely current) Forum operation see National Guidelines..

The Tripartite Agreement, or Memorandum of Understanding, was first set up in January 2003, and a revised document was signed by the three parties in Sydney on 7 April 2006.