   scouts australia, officially the scout association of australia, operates programs for children and young adults from 6 to 26 years of age in australia and australian territories. scouts australia was formed in 1958, is part of the global scouting movement and is a national member of the world organization of the scout movement. scouts australia's programs were opened to girls after 1971. ==history== thumb|left|250px|boy scouts reviewed by sir robert baden-powell in canberra in 1927 for the history of boy scouts and the scout movement in australia generally, see scouting and guiding in australia. branches of the boy scouts association of the united kingdom were formed in each of the australian states. initially each australian state branch was directly responsible to imperial headquarters of the boy scouts association in london. in 1922, the boy scouts association formed its australian federal council, consisting of nominees of its australian state branches, to achieve co-operation and coordination at a national level. the boy scouts association later appointed an australian commissioner. the australian federal council functioned as a branch of the the boy scouts association of the united kingdom and the australian commissioner was appointed by the imperial headquarters in london. the australian federal council of the boy scouts association became a member of the world scout organisation of scout movements (wosm) in 1953, rather than being represented through the boy scouts association of the united kingdom. in 1958, the australian boy scouts association was formed and it succeeded the australian federal council. in 1967, the australian boy scouts association was incorporated by royal charter as a branch of the scout association of the united kingdom.[http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/legislation/actcompilation1.nsf/0/9146dc11d63ff08cca256f71004f1d91/$file/scoutass1924.pdf scout 
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