Queensland Confederation of Industry

In 1976 the Queensland Chamber of Manufactures, the Queensland Employers' Federation, the North Queensland and Central Queensland Employers' Associations and the Mackay Employers' Federation merged to form the Queensland Confederation of Industry (QCI). QCI combined the strengths of an important lobbying and industry policy advisory role with the established authority and expertise of Queensland's leading industrial relations advocates and advisers. It was also the first truly statewide employer, business and industry body with offices throughout the state. The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce and Industry was re-named the State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Queensland) in 1987. It merged with QCI and the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce in 1994 to form the Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry [QCCI]. In April 2001, QCCI relaunched itself as Commerce Queensland.