The Organic Consumers Association of Australia (OCAA) is the first and only non-profit organisation in Australia that is dedicated to protecting and advancing the interests of consumers of organic food & products, and educating on sustainability and regenerative farming. OCAA is active in the area of organic standards, certification and promoting organic food to consumers and encouraging more conversion to organic growing. OCAA will advocate for certification of organic produce and products as the ‘operating norm’ for organic trade, noting that certification is currently not mandated. Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), under appropriate governance arrangements, has a lot to offer for small growers and local supply, and as an easy steppingstone to conversion and, where appropriate, eventual ‘third party accredited’ certification. Organic PGS schemes should use the same Standard as third-party certification. OCAA will keep a watching eye on operations of accredited and unaccredited CBs including application of the certification process and training and standardisation of qualifications of organic inspectors/auditors. When necessary it will identify and respond to marketplace fraud. OCAA will encourage organic-friendly food and farm policy. For instance, we had recent legislative changes mooted for the import of seed into Australia. When first announced, it appeared to mandate chemical treatment for all imported vegetable seed from four major vegetable families. It is no longer appropriate that legislation requires chemical treatment without proper consideration of whether non-chemical treatments can deliver appropriate outcomes. Further information about the Organic Consumers Association of Australia is available from http://organic-consumers.com.au or from Tim Marshall, the first Chairperson of OCAA, at tim@tmorganics.com.