There was another change to the JAA’s board of directors in October - the third in 12 months. As a result, the JAA board has never been less representative of the overall industry in the past three decades than it is today.

Dr Meredith Doig OAM

Despite issuing a new Mission & Values Statement which claims that the JAA represents "all areas of the jewellery” three important sectors nominated by JAA (manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution) have no industry representation whatsoever.