Relationships Australia is a federation of eight state and territory organisations providing a range of counselling, dispute resolution and family support services to children, couples, families, individuals, workplaces and communities around the country. Each state and territory Relationships Australia organisation has an independent board, a chief executive officer, a senior executive team and staff that support a range of services for clients.

While a large proportion of Relationships Australia work is funded by the federal departments of the Attorney-General and Department of Social Services, each organisation receives additional funding for particular services from their respective state and territory governments. This has resulted in a mix of services that makes each organisation unique, although all member organisations offer core federally funded programs.

A national office in Canberra provides support services to the federation of Relationships Australia organisations.  The national office is staffed by a national executive officer along with policy, communications, partnerships and administrative support.  The national office is funded by an annual contribution from each state and territory organisation.

The national board comprises the chief executive officers of each of the eight state and territory organisations. The national executive officer reports to that board. The board generally meets quarterly in person, and quarterly by teleconference. The chair, deputy chair and sub-committee positions are elected from and by members of the board. Secretariat support for the board is provided by the national office.

The following is a list of names of key people responsible for the governance of the Relationships Australia federation:

Title	Name
National Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Queensland	Dr Ian Law
National Board Deputy Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Northern Territory	Marie Morrison
National Board member and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria	Dr Andrew Bickerdike
National Board member and Chief Executive Officer, New South Wales	Elisabeth Shaw
National Board member and Chief Executive Officer, ACT and Region	Alison Brook
National Board member and Chief Executive Officer, South Australia	Claire Ralfs
National Board member and Chief Executive Officer, Western Australia	Terri Reilly
National Board member and Chief Executive Officer, Tasmania	Mat Rowell
National Executive Officer	Nick Tebbey