SMCA was formed in 2024 to bring together organisations within the Shia Muslim community to work in a coordinated manner towards shared goals, and to have a coordinated and unified representation to the government and media.
Its main charitable purpose is to advance education, religion, culture, social and public welfare and to promote and protect human rights by:
Its tasks include:
The SMCA is formed by member organisations. The member organisations are Shia Muslim mosques, Islamic centres, schools and other organisations providing faith-based services at a physical location, whose purpose is in line with the purpose of SMCA. The SMCA has 36 members from 8 states and territories.
The register of members can be downloaded here: SMCA Member Organisations
The member organisations elected directors who are responsible for the running of the organisation. Directors serve for a term of two years. The current directors are:
You can download the organisation’s constitution here.