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The Library has the following key elements of
corporate governance.
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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:
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development of initiatives to
digitise and improve access to the Library's collections. |
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the Whole of Government IT
Outsourcing Initiative. |
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review and assessment of
corporate governance issues. |
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implementation of the Balanced
Scorecard performance management framework. |
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implementation of the Goods and
Services Tax. |
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development and implementation
of a sponsorship and fundraising program. |
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improvements to Kinetica
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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:
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assist the Library and members
of the Council to comply with obligations under the Commonwealth
Authorities and Companies Act 1997 |
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provide a forum for
communication among the members of the Council, senior managers of the Library,
and the Library's internal and external auditors |
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ensure that there is an
appropriate ethical climate in the Library and to review policies relating to
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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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