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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