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Senate Order 15 - Appointments and Vacancies - 5 October 2024-28 January 2025

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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio Government appointments for the period 5 October 2024 to 28 January 2025

Appointee Position Start date End date Remuneration State/territory of residence
Australian Film, Television and Radio School
Dr Nell Greenwood CEO 04/03/2025 03/03/2030 $355,750 per annum NSW
Ms Debra Richards Member 30/03/2025 29/03/2028 $29,150 per annum NSW
Australian National Maritime Museum Council
Ms Nataliya Dikovskaya Member 23/01/2025 22/01/2028 $23,710 per annum SA
Bundanon Trust
Ms Laura Jones Director 9/11/2024 8/11/2027 $23,710 per annum NSW
Classification
Mr Steven Thomson Chair 9/12/2024 31/12/2026 $275,870 per annum NSW
Ms Hellen Perko Member 6/12/2024 31/12/2026 $153,280 per annum NSW
National Archives of Australia Advisory Council
Ms Amanda Heyworth Deputy Chair 13/12/2024 19/09/2027 $776 per diem SA
Mr Joseph Roach Member 13/12/2024 12/12/2027 $776 per diem TAS
National Broadband Network Company Limited
Ms Ellie Sweeney CEO 3/12/2024 2/12/2027 $2,479,824 per annum NSW
National Cultural Heritage Committee
Ms Tina Baum Member 19/10/2024 18/10/2027 $464 per diem ACT
Mr Simon Elliott Member 29/10/2024 28/10/2027 $464 per diem QLD
Mr Tim Sullivan Member 29/10/2024 28/10/2027 $464 per diem NSW
Ms Louise Tegart Member 29/10/2024 28/10/2027 $464 per diem VIC
Ms Jane Stewart Member 29/10/2024 28/10/2027 $464 per diem TAS
National Film and Sound Archive Board
Ms Annette Shun Wah Chair 17/12/2024 16/12/2027 $49,060 per annum NSW
Mrs Lucinda (Lucy) Brogden AM Member 17/12/2024 16/12/2027 $24,540 per annum NSW
National Intermodal Corporation
Ms Bronwyn Morris AM Non-Executive Director 13/12/2024 12/03/2025 $91,980 per annum QLD
National Museum of Australia Council
Ms Natasha Bowness Member 1/11/2024 31/10/2027 $24,540 per annum VIC
Ms Karen Mundine Member 10/10/2024 9/10/2027 $24,540 per annum NSW
Mr Peter Walker Member 7/11/2024 6/11/2027 $24,540 per annum SA
National Portrait Gallery of Australia
Mrs Penny Fowler Chair 1/01/2025 8/03/2025 $49,060 per annum VIC
Ms Elizabeth Dibbs Member 1/01/2025 31/12/2027 $24,540 per annum NSW
Ms Samantha Meers AO Member 5/11/2024 8/03/2025 $24,540 per annum NSW
Ms Samantha Meers AO Chair 9/03/2025 4/11/2027 $49,060 per annum NSW
Norfolk Island Regional Council 
Mr Scott Mason Lead Administrator 6/12/2024 31/12/2025 $104,467 per annum NSW
Mr Gary Mottau Financial Administrator 6/12/2024 31/12/2025 $44,771 per annum NSW
Old Parliament House Board
Ms Lenda Oshalem Deputy Chair 22/01/2025 22/07/2027 $24,540 per annum WA
Hon Warren Snowdon Member 22/01/2025 21/01/2028 $24,540 per annum NT
Regional Development Australia Northern Inland
Mr Peter Long Deputy Chair 18/11/2024 30/6/2025 Nil WA
Special Broadcasting Service
Dr Nicholas Pappas AM Non-Executive Director 12/12/2024 11/12/2029 $49,060 per annum NSW
WSA Co Limited
Ms Amanda McMillan OBE Non-Executive Director 23/12/2024 22/12/2027 $91,980 per annum NSW
Mr Michael Mrdak AO Deputy Chair 23/12/2024 22/12/2027 $137,960 per annum ACT

Vacancies

Vacancies remaining to be filled in the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio at 28 January 2025.

Portfolio Body Position
Board Position name
Advisory Committee for Indigenous Repatriation Member x 1
Airservices Australia Deputy Chair x1, Member x1
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Non-Executive Director x1, Deputy Chair x 1
Australian Communications and Media Authority Deputy Chair x1, Member (Associate Member) x1
Australian Maritime Safety Authority Member x3
Australian National Maritime Museum Council Member x3
Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited Non-Executive Director x1
Bundanon Trust Director x1
Classification Member x1
First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group Co-Chair x2, Member x3
Freight Industry Reference Panel Member x1
General Aviation Advisory Network Member x1
Heavy Vehicle Rest Areas Steering Committee Chair x1, Member x9
International Air Services Commission Member x1
National Broadband Network Company Limited Chair x1, Non-Executive Director x 1
National Cultural Heritage Committee Member x1
National Film and Sound Archive Board Deputy Chair x1, Member x2
National Gallery of Australia Council Member x2
National Intermodal Corporation Limited Non-Executive Director x2
National Library of Australia Council Member x1
National Museum of Australia Council Member x2
National Transport Commission Deputy Chair x1
Regional Development Australia Brisbane Deputy Chair x1
Regional Development Australia Central Coast Deputy Chair x1
Regional Development Australia Eyre Peninsula Deputy Chair x1
Regional Development Australia Grampians Deputy Chair x1
Regional Development Australia Northern Inland Deputy Chair x1
Regional Development Australia Northern Territory Deputy Chair x1
Regional Development Australia Hume Deputy Chair x 1
Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program Member x1