Senate Order Appointments and Vacancies - 3 May - 26 September 2011

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Senate Order – Appointments and Vacancies

Reporting period: 3 May 2011 – 26 September 2011

Portfolio Agency: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Alligator Rivers Region Advisory Committee

Appointments made during reporting period: 2

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Ms Cat Beaton Environment 04/05/2011 Ongoing Not Ministerial NT Centre Remunerated Northern Territory -member Mr Damien Cameco 20/09/2011 Ongoing Not Ministerial WA Ewington Australia - Remunerated member

Existing Vacancies to be filled: 2

Position Date Action Comment Arising West Arnhem Shire Council 22/04/2010 Pending nomination from -member organisation Environment Centre 29/07/2011 Pending nomination from Northern Territory – deputy organisation member

1 Alligator Rivers Region Technical Committee

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Prof Paul Independent 22/06/2011 Ongoing $588 pd Ministerial VIC Boon scientific member – Aquatic Ecology Ms Jane Independent 25/07/2011 Ongoing Not Ministerial ACT Coram scientific Remunerated1 member – Hydrogeology Dr Peter Energy 22/06/2011 Ongoing Not Ministerial NT Eaglen Resources of Remunerated Australia Ltd – stakeholder member Ms Anna Parks Australia 22/06/2011 Ongoing Not Ministerial NT Morgan – stakeholder Remunerated member

Existing Vacancies to be filled: Nil

2 Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee

Appointments made during reporting period: Nil

Position Date Arising Action Comment

Category A – 28/02/2011 Vacancy advertised end of Applications received – selection Veterinarian August – closed early committee to convene to provide September nominations to the Minister for final decision. Category D – 31/07/2011 Vacancy advertised end of Applications received – selection Community August – closed early committee to convene to provide Representative September nominations to the Minister for final decision.

Australian Antarctic Program Human Research Ethics Committee

Member - Category 31/05/2011 Awaiting nomination Filling of vacancy delayed pending F Medical review of Australian Antarctic Researcher Program Human Research Ethics Committee

Australian Biological Resources Study – Advisory Committee (ABRSAC)

Member 30/06/2011 Position holder to be Filling of vacancy in progress appointed Chair 30/06/2011 Position holder to be Filling of vacancy in progress appointed Member 30/06/2011 Position holder to be Filling of vacancy in progress appointed Member 30/06/2011 Position holder to be Filling of vacancy in progress appointed Member 30/06/2011 Position holder to be Filling of vacancy in progress appointed Member 30/06/2011 Position holder to be Filling of vacancy in progress appointed

3 Australian Fossil Mammal Sites World Heritage Area Riversleigh Community and Scientific Advisory Committee

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Dr Greame Chair 10 /06/2011 9/06/ 2014 Not Joint Qld Potter remunerated appointment by Australian and Queensland Governments. Advertised in press 29 January.

Booderee National Park Board of Management

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Clive Freeman Traditional 15/07/2011 14/07/2016 $304 pd Minister ACT Owner (JBT) nominee Annette Brown Traditional 15/07/2011 14/07/2016 $304 pd Minister ACT Owner (JBT) nominee Captain Brett Cmdr 1/09/2011 31/08/2016 $304 pd Minister ACT Chandler HMAS (JBT) Creswell

Fraser Island World Heritage Area Community Advisory Committee

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Dr Ron Neller Chair 12/05/ 2011 11/05/2014 Not Joint Qld remunerated Ministerial appointment

4 Fraser Island World Heritage Area Indigenous Advisory Committee

Position Date Arising Action Comment 2 Co-Chairs 31/11/2010 Filling of vacancies Jointly appointed by commenced Commonwealth and Qld Government Ministers

Fraser Island World Heritage Area Scientific Advisory Committee

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Dr Sandra Chair 12/05/2011 11/05/2014 Joint Qld Not Brizga Ministerial remunerated appointment

Fuel Standards Consultative Committee

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Dr Linda Member 24 /08/2011 24/08/2014 Not Minister ACT Rasmussen remunerated Mr Phil Member 24 /08/2011 24/08/2014 Not Minister ACT Allan remunerated Mr Craig Member 24 /08/2011 24/08/2014 Not Minister ACT Newland remunerated

Representative for Western Australia 2/07/2011 Waiting for nomination Representative for Victoria 23/04/2011 Waiting for nomination

5 Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee

Existing vacancies to be filled: 3

Position Date Arising Action Comment Chair Member 22/01/2011 Filling of vacancy in Mr Jeff Austin is currently acting progress Chair Petroleum May 2010 Filling of vacancy in Representative progress

Regional March 2010 Filling of vacancy in Community progress Representative

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method John Bradley Member * 15/09/2011 14/12/2011 Right to Minister Qld remuneration waived

* 3 month acting appointment pending permanent appointment of Qld Gov nominated member

Member 28/08/ 2011 Appointment Pending

Indigenous Advisory Committee

Position Date Arising Action Comment Member 1/07/2010 Filling of vacancy in progress

6 Kakadu National Park Board of Management

Position Date Arising Action Comment Member May 2011 Nominees under This position must be a person consideration prominent in nature conservation acceptable to the park’s traditional Aboriginal owners. Member December 2010 Aboriginal traditional Appointment pending. owner nominated Member March 2010 Nominee under This position must be filled by an consideration Aboriginal person nominated by traditional owners. Member March 2010 Nominee to be provided Nominee for this position to be provided by the Northern Territory Government

Lake Eyre Basin Community Advisory Committee

QLD March 2010 Agricultural Representative Representative SA Representative July 2010 Agricultural Representative NT Representative November Indigenous Representative Filling of vacancies in 2010 progress via Out of Session SA Representative November Indigenous Representative Lake Eyre Basin Ministerial 2010 Forum approval QLD November Indigenous Representative Representative 2010 Mining Industry August 2011 Representative

Murray Darling Basin Authority

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Dr Rhondda Acting Chief 2/07/2011 30/09/2011 $364,025 Ministerial Dickson Executive (for Acting Officer period)

Murray Darling Basin Authority (continued)

7 Existing Vacancies to be filled: 1

Authority Member 25/2/2011 Appointment process State-nominated position; awaiting a underway collective nomination from Basin States

National Housing Supply Council

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State (1) method Dr Owen Donald Chair 23/04/2011 22/04/2012 $774 pd Ministerial VIC Mr Saul Eslake Member 23/04/2011 22/04/2012 $588 pd Ministerial VIC Ms Sue Holliday Member 23/04/2011 22/04/2012 $588 pd Ministerial NSW Dr Judy Yates Member 23/04/2011 22/04/2012 $588 pd Ministerial NSW Professor 23/04/2011 22/04/2013 Member $588 pd Ministerial SA Graeme Hugo Mr Nigel 23/04/2011 22/04/2013 Member $588 pd Ministerial WA Satterley AM Ms Ruth 23/04/2011 22/04/2013 Member $588 pd Ministerial VIC Spielman Ms Mary 23/04/2011 22/04/2013 Member $588 pd Ministerial SA Patetsos Ms Janet 23/04/2011 22/04/2013 Member $588 pd Ministerial NT Buhagiar Ms Dyan Currie Member 23/04/2011 22/04/2013 $588 pd Ministerial QLD Mr Mark Hunter Member 23/04/2011 22/04/2013 $588 pd Ministerial NSW Mr Simon Norris Member 23/04/2011 22/04/2013 $588 pd Ministerial QLD

(1) These appointments were not reported previously, as they had not been announced.

8 National Water Commission

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Ms Chloe Chair 12/05/2011 30/06/2012 $91, 670 pa Governor- Vic Munro General Mr Robert Commissioner 12/07/2011 30/06/2012 $54, 030 pa Governor- Qld Freeman General Mr Lawrence Commissioner 9/09/ 2011 30/06/2012 $54, 030 pa Governor- NSW Arthur General Ms Sally Farrier Commissioner 9/09/2011 30/06/2012 $54, 030 pa Govenor- Vic General Prof Stuart Commissioner 9/09/2011 30/06/2012 $54, 030 pa Govenor- Qld Bunn General Mr Chris Davis Commissioner 9/09/2011 30/06/2012 $54, 030 pa Govenor- NSW General Ms Elaine Commissioner 9/09/2011 30/06/2012 $54, 030 pa Govenor- NT Gardiner General

Chief Executive 11/10/ 2010 Filling of vacancy in Merit based process being finalised Officer progress

Mr James Cameron is acting in this position from 11 Oct 2010 to 11 October 2011.

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Anthea Tinney Member 24/5/2011 23/5/2013 $20,130 pa Parliamentary ACT Secretary Anthea Tinney Acting Chair 16/6/2011 15/12/2011 $39,330 pa Parliamentary ACT Secretary Rohan Jeffs Member 24/5/2011 23/5/2013 $20,130 pa Parliamentary NSW Secretary Leo McLeay Member 24/5/2011 23/5/2013 $20,130 pa Parliamentary NSW Secretary Elsie Heiss Member 24/5/2011 23/5/2012 $20,130 pa Parliamentary NSW Secretary Genia Member 24/5/2011 23/5/2012 $20,130 pa Parliamentary NSW McCaffery Secretary

9 Sydney Harbour Federation Trust (continued)

Chair 27/09/2010 Member of Board currently acting in Filling of vacancies in position of Chair until 15/12/11. Member 27/09/2010 progress. NSW Government nomination. Member 27/09/2010 NSW Government nomination.

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management

Position Date Arising Action Comment Member June 2011 Nominee to be provided Nominee for this position to be provided by the Northern Territory Government

Shark Bay World Heritage Advisory Committee

Chair 16/04/2010 Filling of vacancy in Appointment jointly by progress Commonwealth and State Ministers

Threatened Species Scientific Committee

Person Position Start date End date Remuneration Appointment State method Professor Chair 1/08/ 2011 31/07/2014 $947 pd Minister Qld Helene Marsh

Members (3) 16/09/2011 Appointments in progress

10 Wet Tropics Management Authority Board of Directors

Position Date Arising Action Comment Indigenous Director 13/11/2010 Pending appointment by the Indigenous Director nominated by Queensland Governor in the Commonwealth Council Indigenous Director 13/11/2010 Pending appointment by the Indigenous Director nominated by Queensland Governor in the Wet Tropics Ministerial Council Council