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5.1 Appendix A: The Council of the National Library of Australia and Its Committees

Table A.1 National Library of Australia Council members

Name

Qualifications of the Accountable Authority

Experience of the Accountable Authority

Position Title / Position Held (Executive/Non-executive)

Period as the Accountable Authority or Member within the Reporting Period

Date of Commencement

Date of Cessation

Number of Meetings of Accoutnable Authority Attended

The Hon. Dr Brett Mason ﻿Chair

BA, LLB (Hons) (ANU), MPhil (Crim) (Cambridge), PhD (Griffith)

Former Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands. Former Senator for Queensland. Former Member of the Council to the Australian National University.

Non-executive Member

Appointed on 9 August 2018 for a three-year term.

8 August 2021-

5 of 5

Mrs Janet Hirst Deputy Chair

BA (ANU)

Former CEO of the Ian Potter Foundation, The Ian Potter Cultural Trust and The George Alexander Foundation. Philanthropy Australia, former Council member. Former member of the Regional Australia Summit Reference Group and Steering Grounp; Indigenous Eye Health Advisory Board; Centre for Social Impact's Melbourne Advisory Council; Advisory Board for Melbourne's Women's Fund; and Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy Advisory Group.

Non-executive Member

Reappointed on 5 May 2019 for a second three-year term

4 May 2022

4 of 5

Professor Kent Anderson

BA (Middlebury), MA, JD (Washington), MJur (Oxford)

New Colombo Plan Reference Group, Member. Council for International Education, Member. Higher Education Standards Panel, Member.

Non-executive Member

Reappointed on 5 May 2019 for a second three-year term

Resigned from Council 25 August 2019

1 of 1 eligible meetings

Dr Marie-Louise Ayres

ABA (UNE), BA (Hons) (ANU), PhD (ANU)

Humanities Research Centre Board, Australian National University, Member. National and State Libraries Australia, Chair 2020-21. Australian Libraries Copyright Committee, Member. Australian Institute of Company Directors, Member

Appointed on 2 March 2017 for a five-year term

1 March 2022

5 of 5 meetings

Senator Catryna Bilyk

Cert ECE (TasTAFE), Cert TA (TasTafe)

Tasmanian Community Services and Health Industry Training Board, former member. Tasmanian Local Government Industry Training Board, former member. Senator for Tasmania.

Non-executive Member

Elected by the senate on 1 August 2019 for a three-year term

31 July 2022

4 of 5 meetings

Mr Julian Leeser

MP BA (Hons) (Qld), MA MPhil DPhil (Oxon)

Federal Member for Berowra

Non-executive Member

Re-elected by the House of Representatives on 10 November 2019 for a second three-year term

9 November 2022

5 of 5 meetings

Professor Donald Markwell

BEcon (Hons) (Qld), MA MPhil DPhil (Oxon)

Head of St Mark's College, Adelaide. Adjunct Professor, University of Adelaide. Constitution Education Fund Australia, Director. Cranbrook School, Council member.

Non-executive Member

Appointed on 28 May 2020 for a three-year term

27 May 2023

1 of 1 eligible meetings

Dr Bennie Ng

MB BS (UWA), MBA (Curtin), FRACGP, FRACMA

Australian Medical Association (WA), Chielf Executive Officer. Australian Digital Health Agency, Non-executive Director. All.Can Cancer Initiative, Advisory Member. Raine Medical Research Foundation, Committee Member. Australian Institute of Company Directors, Member.

Non-executive Member

Appointed on 4 April 2019 for a three-year term

3 April 2022

5 of 5 meetings

Mr Richard Price

BE Civil (Hons) (UniMelb)

Macquarie Capital, Macquarie Group, former Executive Director. The Song Room, former Chair. Conscious Investment Management Pty Ltd, Investment Committee Member.

Non-executive Member

Appointed on 25 July 2019 for a three-year term

24 July 2022

5 of 5 meetings

Ms Rosalie Rotolo-Hassan

Founder and Managing Director Bottega Rotolo. Pulteney Grammar School, Foundation Board, Member. Australian Institute of Company Directors, Member.

Non-executive Member

Appointed on 4 April 2019 for a three-year term

3 April 2022

5 of 5 meetings

Dr Shane Simpson

AM, LLB (Hons) (Akl, MJur (Akl), DUniv (hc) (UNSW)

Sydney Youth Orchestras Ltd, Chair and Non-executive Director. Alexan Foundation Ltd, Non-executive Director. Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Foundation, Non-executive Director. Simpson-Michel Foundation Ltd, Chair and Non-executive Director. Studio A Ltd, Chair and Non-executive Director. University of New South Wales Foundation Ltd, Non-Executive Director. NAISDA Foundation Ltd, Chair and Non-Executive Director. William Fletcher Foundation Ltd, Patron. Arts Law Centre of Australia Ltd, Patron. Ensemble Offspring Ltd, Patron. Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers’ House Ltd, Patron.

Non-executive Member

Appointed on 21 March 2019 for a three-year term

20 March 2022

4 of 5 meetings

Mr Douglas Snedden

BEcon (ANU)

Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Chairman. Odyssey House New South Wales, Chairman. Isentia Ltd, Chairman. OFX Ltd, Non-executive Director.

Non-executive Member

Appointed on 5 May 2019 for a second three-year term

4 May 2022

4 of 5 meetings

Ms Alice Wong

GAICD

Chinese Cancer and Chronic Illness Society of Victoria, Patron. Asia Society Australia, Board Member. Bangarra Group, Special Advisor to the Board. La Trobe University, La Trobe Business School Advisory Board, Member. La Trobe University, China Studies Research Centre Advisory Board, Chair. Prime Value Asset Management Ltd, Non-Executive Director.

Non-executive Member

Appointed on 5 May 2019 for a second three-year term

4 May 2022

5 of 5 meetings

MEETINGS

9 August 2019

4 October 2019

6 December 2019

3 April 2020

5 June 2020

AUDIT AND ENTERPRISE RISK COMMITTEE

Table A.2 Audit and Enterprise Risk Committee members

Member Name

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills or Experience

Number of Meetings Attended/Total Number of Meetings

Total Annual Remuneration (Excluding GST)

Mr Douglas Snedden Chair

See Table A.1 for details

3 of 3

0

Ms Alice Wong

See Table A.1 for details

3 of 3

0

Ms Carol Lilley

B. Commerce (UWA), GAICD, FCA, Certified Internal Auditor. Independent board director and audit committee chair and member for a number of Commonwealth Government audit committees. Former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Over 20 years’ experience in financial statement audit, internal audit and project and risk management, with a particular focus on government.

3 of 3

$9,671

Mr Geoff Knuckey

B. Economics (ANU), FCA, GAICD, registered company auditor. Extensive experience as an audit committee member or chair and currently serving on numerous government audit committees. Extensive experience as a director and currently serving on boards and audit committees of multiple private sector entities. Previously worked with Ernst & Young for over 30 years, specialising in audit and assurance services in both the public and private sectors, across a range of industries.

3 of 3

$5,700

OBSERVING COUNCIL MEMBERS

Dr Marie-Louise Ayres
Director-General
Attended 3 of 3 meetings

The Hon. Dr Brett Mason
Chair of Council
Attended 3 of 3 meetings

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Terms of Reference for the Library’s Audit and Enterprise Risk Committee were approved by
Council in June 2018 and subsequently reviewed in the first half of 2020. The current charter for
the committee is available online at: nla.gov.au/corporate-documents.

MEETINGS

9 August 2019
6 December 2019
2 April 2020

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

oTable A.3 Council Governance Committee members

Member Name

Number of Meetings Attended/Total Number of Meetings

Dr Bennie Ng (Chair)

3 of 3

The Hon. Dr Brett Mason

3 of 3

Ms Rosalie Rotolo-Hassan

3 of 3

Mr Douglas Snedden

3 of 3

TERMS OF REEFERENCE

The Council Governance Committee’s Terms of Reference were endorsed by Council at
its 6 December 2019 meeting. The functions of the committee include providing advice
to Council on the internal operations of the Council, and consideration of performance of the
Director-General within the framework outlined by the Remuneration Tribunal for Principal
Executive Officers.

MEETINGS

25 September 2019
11 November 2019
30 June 2020
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