9559 Other Interest Group Services n.e.c.

What this code includes

This class consists of units mainly engaged in activities which promote the interests of their members (except religious, business and professional, and labour association services). Included in this class are units providing a range of community or sectional interests or in providing civic and social advocacy services not elsewhere classified.

Activities and examples

• Accident prevention association operation
• Animal (including wildlife) welfare association or league operation
• Association operation (for promotion of community or sectional interests)
• Automobile association operation
• Civil liberty service
• Club operation (for the promotion of community or sectional interests)
• Community association operation
• Conservation (including wildlife) association operation
• Consumers’ association operation
• Disease research (including cancer and heart disease) fundraising
• Human rights association operation
• Interest group service n.e.c.
• Marae operation (NZ only)
• Parent-teachers’ association operation
• Pensioners’ association operation
• Political party operation
• Social club operation
• Veterans’ association operation
• Welfare fundraising
• Women’s interest group association operation
• Youth club/association (including girl guides and scouts) operation

Exclusions and references

• promoting the business interests of a range professional associations - see ANZSIC 9551 (Business and Professional Association Services)
• promoting the professional interests of labour and union employees such as trade unions - see ANZSIC 9552 (Labour Association Services)
• organising and conducting fundraising campaigns on a contract or fee basis are included in the appropriate classes of Division N Administrative and Support Services
• conducting medical research - see ANZSIC 6910 (Scientific Research Services)
• providing legal services for social advocacy, environment, wildlife and other similar associations - see ANZSIC 6931 (Legal Services)