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CORPORATE OVERVIEW |
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCEThe Library has the following key elements of corporate governance.
National Library CouncilThe National Library Act 1960 provides that a Council shall conduct the affairs of the Library. The Council consists of 12 members—including the Director-General, one senator elected by the Senate, and one member of the House of Representatives elected by that House. A list of Council members and their attendance at Council meetings is at Appendix 1. In addition to general administrative and financial matters, the Council considers a range of specific issues, including:
The Council has three advisory committees: the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, and the Fellowships Scheme Advisory Committee. Details are provided at Appendix 1. Audit CommitteeThe Audit Committee is a committee of the Council with the following role:
The Audit Committee has a minimum of three non-executive members of Council, the Director-General, and a member of the senior executive. A list of Audit Committee members and attendance at meetings is at Appendix 1. The Audit Committee considerd a range of issues, including:
Corporate Governance CommitteeThe Corporate Governance Committee is a committee of Council with the following role:
The Corporate Governance Committee is a committee of three members of Council including the Chair of the Council, the Deputy-Chair of the Council and the Chair of the Audit Committee, with the power to co-opt one non-executive member of Council from time to time. A list of the Corporate Governance Committee members appears at Appendix 1. Fellowships Scheme Advisory CommitteeThe Fellowships Scheme Advisory Committee is an advisory committee to Council with the following role:
The Fellowships Scheme Advisory Committee is a committee of nine members including the Deputy Chair of the Council and the Director-General. A list of the Fellowships Scheme Advisory Committee members appears at Appendix 1. Corporate Management GroupThe Corporate Management Group, consisting of the Director-General and senior executive staff provides strategic and operational leadership to the Library. In particular, the Corporate Management Group monitors the achievement of objectives and strategies, oversees budget matters, develops policy, coordinates activities across the organisation, and oversees a range of operational issues. The Corporate Management Group meets weekly. A number of cross-organisational committees advise the Corporate Management Group in key areas such as information technology and collection development. Corporate planning frameworkThe Library issued its statement of Directions for 2003–2005 early in the year. The Balanced Scorecard continues as the Library’s principal planning support system, facilitating the linkage of strategic, operational and budget planning. The scorecard approach adopted has five main perspectives for viewing organisational performance. These are the customer, stakeholder, financial, internal process, and learning and growth perspectives. The Balanced Scorecard has proved to be a successful performance management tool that is well accepted by staff and other stakeholders, including the Library Council. Risk management frameworkThe first formal review of risks recorded in the Library’s Risk Management Register was commenced in April. Formal reviews are annual but updates to the register are considered bi-monthly in the light of any new or evolving risk. Earlier in the year, data within the register was used as the basis for creating a Business Continuity Plan and Guide for the Library. The plan, using methodology sourced from the Australian National Audit Office’s Business Continuity Better Practice Guide, provides a framework for the Library’s four major emergency response plans, which are:
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