Objects & Purposes - National Council of Priests of Australia

The Objects and Purposes of the Council

To promote a spirit of fraternity among members and other clerics of the Catholic Church in Australia.
To devise ways and means for members and others to better serve the people to whom they are called to minister.
To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and to promote the spirit of ecumenism and to establish ecumenical links.
To effect a liaison with other national bodies of religious men and women and with national bodies of laity.
To maintain contact with similar associations.
To be a consultative body to the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.