5.1 Appendix A: The Council of the National Library of Australia and Its Committees
COUNCIL
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Period as the accountable authority or member |
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Name |
Qualifications of the Accountable Authority |
Experience of the Accountable Authority |
Position Title / Position held Executive / Non-Executive |
Date of Commencement |
Date of cessation |
Number of meetings of the board of the company |
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The Hon. Dr Brett Mason |
BA, LLB (Hons) (ANU), MPhil (Crim) (Cambridge), PhD (Griffith) |
Former Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands Former Senator for Queensland Former Member of the Council of the Australian National University |
Chair (current) Non-Executive Member |
9 August 2018 |
8 August 2021 |
Attended 6 of 6 meetings |
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Mr Ryan Stokes |
BCom (Curtin) |
Australian Capital Equity Pty Ltd, Chief Executive Officer WesTrac Holdings Pty Ltd, Director Seven West Media, Director Coates Hire Pty Ltd, Chairman National Gallery of Australia, Chair, commenced 9 July 2018 Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Veterans’ Mental Health, Member InnovationXchange (within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), Committee Member IOC Olympic Education Commission, Member Seven Group Holdings Pty Ltd, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Beach Energy, Board Member |
Chair (former) Non-Executive Member |
9 July 2015 (second three-year term) |
8 July 2018 |
Attended 0 of 0 meetings |
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Ms Jane Hemstritch |
BSc (Hons) (London), FCA, FAICD |
Lendlease Corporation Ltd, Non-executive Director Global Council of Herbert Smith Freehills, Non-executive Member Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, President Enthusian Pty Ltd ATF, The Accenture Foundation, Director and Chair |
Deputy Chair Non-Executive Member |
5 May 2016 (third three-year term) |
23 July 2019 |
Attended 4 of 6 meetings |
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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 |
5 May 2019 (second three-year term) |
4 May 2022 |
Attended 6 of 6 meetings |
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Dr Marie-Louise Ayres |
BA (UNE), BA (Hons) (ANU), PhD (ANU) |
Humanities Research Centre Board, Australian National University, Member |
Director-General Executive Member |
2 March 2017 |
1 March 2022 |
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Justice Thomas Bradley |
LLB (Queensland) FRNS |
Access Arts Inc., President QAGOMA Foundation Committee, Member QAGOMA Foundation, Vice Patron Brisbane Festival Giving Committee, Chair Brisbane Writers Festival (UPLIT Association Inc.), Deputy Chair |
Non-Executive Member |
11 December 2017 (second three-year term) |
Resigned from Council 5 December 2018 |
Attended 2 of 2 eligible meetings |
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Ms Janet Hirst |
BA (ANU) |
Non-Executive Member |
5 May 2019 (second three-year term) |
4 May 2022 |
Attended 6 of 6 meetings |
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Mr Julian Leeser MP |
BA (Hons) (UNSW), LLB (UNSW), GAICD |
Federal Member for Berowra |
Non-Executive Member |
Elected by the House of Representatives on 10 November 2016 |
9 November 2019 |
Attended 2 of 6 meetings |
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Senator Claire Moore |
Senator for Queensland |
Non-Executive Member |
Elected by the Senate on 10 November 2016 |
Senate service term concluded 30 June 2019 |
Attended 5 of 6 meetings |
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Dr Bennie Ng |
MB BS (UWA), MBA (Curtin), FRACGP, FRACMA |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Part-time Member Australian Digital Health Agency, Non-executive Director Australian Private Hospitals Association, Council Member Australian Institute of Company Directors, Member All.Can Cancer Initiative, Advisory Member |
Non-Executive Member |
4 April 2019 |
3 April 2022 |
Attended 1 of 2 eligible meetings |
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Ms Rosalie Rotolo-Hassan |
The Pulteney Foundation, Member SHOSJ Priory of Adelaide—Dame of Grace |
Non-Executive Member |
4 April 2019 |
3 April 2022 |
Attended 1 of 2 eligible meetings |
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Mr Shane Simpson AM |
LLB (Hons) (Akl), MJur (Akl), DUniv (hc) (UNSW) |
Alexan Foundation Ltd, Non-executive Director Anita and Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Foundation, Non-executive Director Arts Law Centre of Australia Ltd, Patron Ensemble Offspring Ltd, Patron Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers’ House Ltd, Non-executive Director Simpson-Michel Foundation Ltd, Chair and Non-executive Director Studio A Ltd, Chair and Non-executive Director University of NSW Foundation Ltd, Non-executive Director William Fletcher Foundation Ltd, Patron |
Non-Executive Member |
21 March 2019 |
20 March 2022 |
Attended 2 of 2 eligible meetings |
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Mr Douglas Snedden |
BEcon (ANU) |
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Pty Ltd, Chairman Odyssey House NSW, Chairman OFX Ltd, Non-executive Director Isentia Group Ltd, Chairman |
Non-Executive Member |
5 May 2019 (second three-year term) |
4 May 2022 |
Attended 6 of 6 meetings |
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Ms Alice Wong |
Chinese Cancer and Chronic Illness Society of Victoria, Patron Asia Society Australia, Board Member Bangarra Group, Special Adviser to the Board La Trobe University, La Trobe Business School Advisory Board, Member La Trobe University, China Studies Research Centre Advisory Board, Chair |
Non-Executive Member |
5 May 2019 (second three-year term) |
4 May 2022 |
Attended 6 of 6 meetings |
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AUDIT AND ENTERPRISE RISK COMMITTEE
Chair
Mr Douglas Snedden
- Attended 3 of 3 meetings
Members
Ms Jane Hemstritch
- Deputy Chair of Council
- Attended 2 of 3 meetings
Mr Geoff Knuckey
- External member
- Attended 3 of 3 meetings
Ms Carol Lilley
- External member
- Attended 1 of 1 meeting
Observing Council Members
Dr Marie-Louise Ayres
- Director-General
- Attended 3 of 3 meetings
Ms Janet Hirst
- Attended 2 of 3 meetings
The Hon. Dr Brett Mason
- Chair of Council
- Attended 3 of 3 meetings
Senator Claire Moore
- Attended 1 of 3 meetings
Ms Alice Wong
- Attended 2 of 3 meetings
Terms of Reference
New Terms of Reference were approved by Council at its meeting in June 2018. It was agreed that the name of the Audit Committee would change to Audit and Enterprise Risk Committee of the National Library of Australia to better reflect its functions. The Terms of Reference increased the membership of the committee to include an additional independent member. Ms Carol Lilley was appointed as the second external member in January 2019.
The revised functions of the committee are to:
- review the appropriateness of the Library’s financial reporting, performance reporting, enterprise risk management, and system of internal control and legislative and policy compliance
- provide advice independent of Library management
- help the Library and Council members comply with the obligations under the PGPA Act and associated framework
- provide a forum for communication between Council members, Library executive managers, and the internal and external auditors of the Library
- examine the Library’s annual financial and performance statements and recommend them to Council for approval.
Meetings
13 August 2018
7 December 2018
5 April 2019
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Chair
Ms Jane Hemstritch
- Deputy Chair of Council
- Attended 2 of 2 meetings
Members
The Hon. Dr Brett Mason
- Chair of Council
- Attended 2 of 2 meetings
Mr Douglas Snedden
- Non-executive Member of Council
- Attended 1 of 2 meetings
There was one vacancy on the committee following Justice Thomas Bradley’s resignation on 5 December 2018.
Terms of Reference
The Governance Committee’s Terms of Reference are to:
- evaluate the effectiveness of Council in its role in corporate governance
- evaluate the performance and remuneration of the Director-General
- oversee the development of a list of prospective members for appointment to Council, subject to consideration and approval by the minister.
Meetings
1 February 2019
7 June 2019
Visit
https://www.transparency.gov.au/annual-reports/national-library-australia/reporting-year/2018-2019-57