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GOVERNANCE
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Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees
The
Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987
provides that the Board
consists of the number of members appointed by the Governor
in Council. In appointing a member, regard must be had to
the person’s ability to contribute to the board’s performance
and the implementation of its strategic and operational
plans. A person is not eligible for appointment as a member
if the person is not able to manage a corporation under the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
. Members are appointed for terms
of not more than three years and are eligible for reappointment
upon expiry of their terms. Members are appointed on the
conditions decided by the Governor in Council.
Terms of appointment for all Board members came to an end
during the year. Subsequently, four members were reappointed
and three new appointments were made by the Governor
in Council, all commencing on 6 March 2014. Conditions
of appointment were in accordance with
Remunerations
Procedures for Part-Time Chairs and Members of Queensland
Government Boards
.
During the year, the Board met six times and held two
strategic workshops.
Members of the Board as at 30 June 2014:
Name
Role
Term of appointment
Number of
meetings
attended
Sitting
fees $
Travel
costs $
Professor Susan Street,
AO
Chairperson and member
6/03/14 – 28/02/17
9/08/12 – 28/02/14
6
3613
Nil
Philip Bacon,
AM
Deputy Chairperson
and member
6/03/14 – 28/02/17
9/08/12 – 28/02/14
6
1938
Nil
Avril Quaill
Member
6/03/14 – 28/02/17
14/02/11 – 28/02/14
6
Nil
Nil
Rick Wilkinson
Member
6/03/14 – 28/02/17
14/02/11 – 28/02/14
5
1797
Nil
Gina Fairfax
Member
6/03/14 – 28/02/17
2
1000
Nil
Elizabeth Pidgeon
Member
6/03/14 – 28/02/17
2
1000
Nil
Rosario (Ross) Patane
Member
6/03/14 – 28/02/17
2
1000
Nil
Other members of the Board during the year included:
Name
Role
Term of appointment
Number of
meetings
attended
Sitting
fees $
Travel
costs $
Margie Fraser
Past Member
14/02/11 – 28/02/14 3
797
Nil
John Lobban
Past Member
14/02/11 – 28/02/14 4
938
Nil
Peter Young,
AM
Past Member
08/12/11 – 28/02/14 2
656
2081
David Williams
Past Member
14/02/11 – 31/10/13 1
141
Nil
Dr Amanda Bell
Past Member
14/02/11 – 31/10/13 2
516
1040