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. Specific issues being addressed by Council and its advisory committees are documented in the Library's Annual Report.
Chair
Deputy Chair
Director-General and Executive Member
- Dr Marie-Louise Ayres
To contact the Director-General email: sjaensch@nla.gov.au
Members
- Mr Julian Leeser MP
- Mr Douglas Snedden
- Ms Alice Wong
- Dr Shane Simpson AM
- Ms Rosalie Rotolo-Hassan
- Dr Bennie Ng
- Mr Richard Price
- Professor Don Markwell
- Senator Catryna Bilyk
Council Secretary
To contact the Library's Assistant Director, Organisation Performance and Reporting email Ms Kus Pandey: kpandey@nla.gov.au