National Library of Australia Annual Report 2000-01
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Corporate Governance

The Library has the following key elements of corporate governance.

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Corporate Governance Chart

National Library Council

The 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.

The Council considered a range of policy issues including:

development of initiatives to digitise and improve access to the Library's collections.
the Whole of Government IT Outsourcing Initiative.
review and assessment of corporate governance issues.
implementation of the Balanced Scorecard performance management framework.
implementation of the Goods and Services Tax.
development and implementation of a sponsorship and fundraising program.
improvements to Kinetica services.

The Council has two advisory committees, the Audit Committee and the Fellowship Scheme Advisory Committee. Details are given at Appendix 1.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is a committee of the Council whose role it is, to:

assist the Library and members of the Council to comply with obligations under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
provide a forum for communication among the members of the Council, senior managers of the Library, and the Library's internal and external auditors
ensure that there is an appropriate ethical climate in the Library and to review policies relating to internal controls and management of risks.

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 appears at Appendix 1.

Corporate Management Group

The Corporate Management Group, consisting of the Director-General, Deputy Director-General and Assistant Directors-General, provides leadership to the Library in both strategic and operational areas. 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 (IT) and collection development and management.

Risk Management Framework

The Library completed its Risk Management Implementation Plan in February. It has been forwarded to Comcover. The Library will implement a Risk Register by the end of 2001.

Additional resources were allocated within Corporate Services Division to ensure that the risk policy is understood, implemented and maintained at all levels of the organisation. A generic project management methodology was also established with a strong emphasis on risk management.

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