The objectives of AAMT are to encourage a high standard of practice, promote the profession of massage, provide rules of conduct, ethics and standards and to ensure the quality and delivery of massage training in Australia. This is demonstrated in AAMT's Vision and Mission Statements.

AAMT developed a Vision for a future as:

"Leader of the Australian Massage Industry"

AAMT's Mission establishes the purposes of their existence:

"To lead & support our diverse membership towards excellence in practice"