THE COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF
AUSTRALIA
Chairman
The Hon. Sir James Gobbo, AC, CVO, QC, BA (Hons), MA
(Oxon), Hon LLD (Monash), DUniv(Catholic), Hon Dott Jurisprudence (Bologna
Univ), Hon LLD (Melb), Hon FAIV
Non-executive member
Victorian Commissioner for Italy
Chairman, Australian Multicultural Foundation
Chairman, Council of the Order of Australia
Victoria
Appointed 27 June 2001 for a three-year term until 26 June 2004.
[Attended 5 of 6 meetings]
Deputy Chairman
Professor Alan Robson, AM, BAgrSc, PhD, FTSE, FAIAS
Non-executive member
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The University of Western Australia
Western Australia
Re-appointed 22 February 2001 for a three-year term until 21 February 2004.
[Attended 5 of 6 meetings]
Members
Professor Susan Bambrick, OBE, BEcon (Hons), PhD, FAIE
Non-executive member
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Southern Queensland
Queensland
Re-appointed 25 August 2002 for a three-year term until 24 August 2005.
[Attended 5 of 6 meetings]
Mr Donald Bourke, FCPA
Non-executive member
Chairman, Australian Technology Group
Non-executive Chairman, Olex Holdings
Non-executive Chairman, Compudigm International Ltd
New South Wales
Term of office expired on 20 July 2002.
[Attended 0 of 0 meetings]
Mr Martin Ferguson, AM, MP, BEc (Hons)
Non-executive member
Federal Member for Batman and Shadow Minister for Urban and Regional
Development, Transport and Infrastructure
Victoria
Re-elected by the House of Representatives 21 August 2002 for a three-year
term until 20 August 2005.
[Attended 5 of 6 meetings]
Mr Brian Long
Non-executive member
Chairman of the Board of Partners, Ernst & Young
New South Wales
Appointed 28 May 2003 for a three-year term until 27 May 2006.
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Professor Iain McCalman, BA (Hons), MA, PhD, FRHistS, FAAH, FASSA
Non-executive member
Professor and Director of the Humanities Research Centre, The Australian
National University
President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
Australian Capital Territory
Appointed 5 September 2002 for a three-year term until 4 September 2005.
[Attended 2.5 of 5 meetings]
Ms Winnie Pelz, BA, Dip Art
Non-executive member
Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, Women’s and Children’s
Hospital
Trustee, Adelaide Festival Centre Trust
South Australia
Re-appointed 8 August 2002 for a three-year term until 7 August 2005.
[Attended 5 of 6 meetings]
Dr Colin Rubenstein, MA, PhD
Non-executive member
Executive Director, Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council
Editorial Chairman of the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council
Member, Council for Multicultural Australia
Victoria
Appointed 22 February 2001 for a three-year term until 21 February 2004.
[Attended 3 of 6 meetings]
Mr Fergus Ryan
Non-executive member
Non-executive Director, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Non-executive Director, Australian Foundation Investment Company
Non-executive Director, Clayton Utz
Victoria
Appointed 25 June 2003 for a three-year term until 24 June 2006.
[Attended 0 of 0 meetings]
Senator John Tierney, BEc, DipEd, MEd, PhD
Non-executive member
Senator for New South Wales
New South Wales
Re-elected by the Senate on 14 February 2002 for a three year term until
13 February 2005.
[Attended 4 of 6 meetings]
Ms Helen Williams, AO
Non-executive member
Secretary, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts
Australian Capital Territory
Appointed 27 March 2002 for a three-year term until 26 March 2005.
[Attended 5 of 6 meetings]
Director-General and Executive Member of Council
Ms Jan Fullerton, BA, Grad DipLib
Australian Capital Territory
Re-appointed 9 August 2002 for a five-year term until 8 August 2007.
[Attended 5 of 6 meetings]
The Council met on six occasions on the following dates:
- 2 August 2002
- 4 October 2002
- 6 December 2002
- 7 February 2003
- 4 April 2003
- 6 June 2003
COUNCIL COMMITTEES Audit Committee
Chair
Mr Donald Bourke
(Non-executive member of Council)
Appointed Chair 1 December 2000. Term expired 20 July 2002.
[Attended 0 of 0 meetings]
Sir James Gobbo, AC
(Non-executive member of Council)
Appointed by Council as Committee Chairman for the 2 August 2002 meeting.
[Attended 2 of 2 meetings]
Ms Winnie Pelz
(Non-executive member of Council)
Appointed Chair of the Committee 7 June 2002, subject to her re-appointment
to Council.
[Attended 2 of 3 meetings]
Members
Professor Susan Bambrick, OBE
(Non-executive member of Council)
Participating member of Council under clause 9 of the Audit Committee
Role and Charter.
[Attended 3 of 3 meetings]
Mr Martin Ferguson AM, MP
(Non-executive member of Council)
Appointed to the Committee 2 August 2002 for one meeting.
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Ms Jan Fullerton
(Director-General and Executive Member of Council)
[Attended 3 of 4 meetings]
Mr Brian Long
(Non-executive member of Council)
Appointed 6 June 2003.
[Attended 0 of 0 meetings]
Professor Alan Robson AM
(Non-executive member of Council)
Appointed to the Committee 7 June 2002, until such time as the new appointments
to Council have been finalised and future membership of the Audit Committee
reassessed.
[Attended 3 of 4 meetings]
Mr David Toll
(Deputy Director-General, National Library of Australia)
[Attended 3 of 4 meetings]
Ms Helen Williams, AO
(Non-executive member of Council)
Appointed to the Committee 7 June 2002.
[Attended 4 of 4 meetings]
Terms of reference
The terms of reference of the Audit Committee are to:
a. help the Library and members of the Council of the Library to comply
with obligations under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act
1997
b. provide a forum for communication between the members of the Council,
senior managers of the Library and the Library’s internal and external
auditors
c. satisfy itself that there is an appropriate ethical climate in the
Library and review policies relating to internal controls and management
of risks.
Meetings
The Audit Committee met on four occasions, on the following dates:
- 2 August 2002
- 20 August 2002
- 6 December 2002
- 4 April 2003
Corporate Governance Committee
Chair (Deputy Chair of Council)
Professor Alan Robson, AM
Members
The Hon. Sir James Gobbo, AC, CVO (Chair of Council)
Ms Winnie Pelz (Chair of Audit Committee)
Terms of reference
The terms of reference of the Corporate Governance Committee are to:
a. evaluate the effectiveness of the Council in its role in corporate
governance
b. evaluate the performance and remuneration of the Director-General
c. oversight the development of a list of prospective members for appointment
to the Library Council, subject to consideration and approval by the Minister.
The Corporate Governance Committee met on one occasion and held several
telephone discussions.
Fellowships Scheme Advisory Committee
Chair
Professor Alan Robson
National Library Council
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Members
Mrs Patricia Clarke
Australian Society of Authors
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Ms Jan Fullerton
National Library of Australia
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Professor Rod Home
Australian Academy of Science
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Professor Iain McCalman
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
[Attended 0 of 1 meeting]
Dr Carolyn Rasmussen Independent Scholars Association of Australia
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Mrs Kerry Smith
Australian Library and Information Association
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Professor F.B. Smith
Australian Academy of the Humanities
[Attended 1 of 1 meeting]
Secretariat
Mr Graeme Powell
Australian Collections and Reader Services Division
National Library of Australia
Terms of reference
The terms of reference of the National Library Fellowships Scheme Advisory
Committee are to make recommendations to Council:
a. on the award of fellowships
b. on other matters relating to the administration of the scheme.
Meetings
The Fellowships Scheme Advisory Committee meets annually.
The meeting was held on 10 July 2002.
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