Community and Public Sector Union
CPSU PSU Group
CPSU PSU Group
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[thumb\|CPSU members at a protest rally in Sydney, in 2005](/wiki/File:20051115_Australia_NSW_Sydney_IRProtest_CPSU.jpg "20051115 Australia NSW Sydney IRProtest CPSU.jpg")

The PSU Group represents commonwealth or federal public sector employees as well as territory public service employees (ACT and NT). The PSU group also includes members employed in businesses previously part of the Australian public sector, prior to privatisation (e.g. [Telstra](/wiki/Telstra "Telstra"), [CSL](/wiki/CSL_Limited "CSL Limited")). The PSU group was formed through the amalgamation of a number of public sector unions in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including:

* [Australian Public Service Association](/wiki/Australian_Public_Service_Association "Australian Public Service Association")
* [Administrative and Clerical Officers' Association](/wiki/Administrative_and_Clerical_Officers%27_Association "Administrative and Clerical Officers' Association")
* [Australian Broadcasting Corporation Staff Union](/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation_Staff_Union "Australian Broadcasting Corporation Staff Union")
* [Meat Inspectors' Association](/wiki/Meat_Inspectors%27_Association "Meat Inspectors' Association")
* [Australian Government Lawyers' Association](/wiki/Australian_Government_Lawyers%27_Association "Australian Government Lawyers' Association")
* [Professional Officers Association](/wiki/Professional_Officers_Association "Professional Officers Association")
* [Association of Health Professionals (Commonwealth Public Service)](/wiki/Association_of_Health_Professionals_%28Commonwealth_Public_Service%29 "Association of Health Professionals (Commonwealth Public Service)")
* [Professional Radio and Electronics Institute](/wiki/Professional_Radio_and_Electronics_Institute "Professional Radio and Electronics Institute")
* [CSIRO Staff Association](/wiki/CSIRO_Staff_Association "CSIRO Staff Association")

What are the responsibilities of the CSIRO Staff Association?