ARITA Member types explained 

Getting expert and professional insolvency advice is vital to achieving the best outcome. 

Using practitioners with ARITA Professional membership is the best way of ensuring they have extensive experience, are highly educated and are held to the highest professional ethics standards. When choosing a firm of advisers, look at the biographies of the partners and principals and check to see if they have RITP or RITF after their names, or mention they are ARITA Professional Members, Fellows or Life Members.

ARITA Professional Members (RITP) have completed post-graduate level training in restructuring, insolvency and turnaround. Professional membership requires extensive practical experience and peer approval as part of a comprehensive application process.

ARITA Fellows (RITF) have been Professional Members for at least 10 years with an unblemished record and have been nominated by their peers for higher recognition.

ARITA Life Members (RITF) sit at the very top of the industry and are recognised for outstanding service to the profession.

Other membership types include:

ARITA Associate Members (RITA) are those who work in supporting roles to the profession (e.g. valuers, credit managers, litigation funders, etc). Associate members choose to join ARITA to demonstrate their commitment to the restructuring, insolvency and turnaround profession and their desire to be highly engaged with the industry in which they do business.

Academic Members (RITM) contribute significantly to the future development of our insolvency regime through their research work while making sure it is fit for purpose. Academics are also involved with teaching restructuring, insolvency and turnaround skills and knowledge.

Lender and Investor Members (RITM) are an important conduit for ARITA as a professional body given the critical role lenders play in securing a turnaround for distressed businesses.

Honorary Members (RITM) of ARITA are individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of restructuring, insolvency and turnaround management in Australia. 

All ARITA members are held to a high standard of ethics and conduct by the ARITA Code of Professional Practice. The vast majority of ARITA Professional Members are also fully qualified accountants or lawyers. All are deeply experienced in business and/or personal financial recovery.

Many ARITA members will also be registered liquidators (regulated by ASIC) or registered trustees in bankruptcy (regulated by AFSA).

Untrustworthy advisers will not be ARITA Professional Members or registered liquidators.

Find a Member

Looking for an experienced, fully qualified practitioner based on your location, a specific type of service, or by name?  Use the ARITA Find a Member search function to find professionals who are equipped to provide you with the advice and assistance you need.