Government Boards and Committees

There are thousands of Government statutory authorities, committees, councils and advisory boards that regularly seek appointees. The lists are long and can be difficult to search. Patience is required.

Australia

• Australian Government - www.directory.gov.au
• ACT - No consolidated list. See Remuneration Tribunal listing below
• NSW - No consolidated list. See Remuneration Tribunal listing below
• Northern Territory - No consolidated list. See Remuneration Tribunal listing below
• Queensland - http://203.210.116.140/default.aspx
• South Australia - http://www.service.sa.gov.au/government/entity/1684/structure
• Tasmania - www.service.tas.gov.au/GovOrgs/
• Victoria - www.publicboards.vic.gov.au
• Western Australia -  no list available

Others

• New Zealand - State Services Commission website at http://www.ssc.govt.nz/state_sector_organisations and list of boards
• Singapore Government Statutory Boards - http://www.sgdi.gov.sg/
• United Kingdom Not Departmental Public Bodies 

Often the best place to find a consolidated list of paid government boards in Australia is the remuneration tribunals of each of the Federal and State Governments.

• Federal Government - www.remtribunal.gov.au
• ACT - www.cmd.act.gov.au/governance/remtrib/determinations
• NSW - www.remtribunals.nsw.gov.au/statutory_and_other_offices#PublicOfficeHolders
  (Click Previous Determinations)
• Northern Territory - www.nt.gov.au/dcm/remuneration/
• Queensland - Does not have a tribunal
• South Australia - www.remtribunal.sa.gov.au
• Tasmania - Does not have a tribunal
• Victoria - Does not have a tribunal
• WA - www.sat.wa.gov.au

Government Appointments Registers

The following registers are available for people who wish to register their interest in a position on a state or federal government board or committee. They all tend to be one-way, with little information

• Commonwealth Office for Women
  Runs the AppointWomen database. 
• Victoria
  Comments: Worth registering as the Government has an annual target of 40% for new appointments and reappointments to government boards and committees being women, working towards a longer-term goal of 50%. A number of vacancies are also sent by email to registrants - one of the few transparent services.
• New South Wales
  Comments: No stated target on website, though Government has stated 50% elsewhere. Clear statement of the need for diversity. Online register, which is good to see.
• Western Australia
  Comments: No stated targets, but you can register your interest in a WA Board or do a search on WA Boards. It’s good to see that a State Government has put up good information in one place. Additionally board vacancies are at www.jobs.wa.gov.au via the "IPR" icon on the left hand side of page.
• South Australia
  Comments: Clearly stated targets of 50 percent women on Government boards and committees by 2008 and 50 percent of Government boards and committees to be chaired by women by 2010. Online register. 
• Australian Capital Territory
  Comments: No targets, but a clear statement of the need for diversity. A paper based system which could be improved.
• Tasmania
  Comments: The Tasmanian Government has a target of equal gender representation on all Government decision-making bodies such as boards and committees, tribunals, panels and foundations. Online register is good to see. See www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/executive/cabinet_office 
• Queensland
  Comments: A strong committment to increasing the number of women on government and private sector boards. The strategic target is, where possible, 50 per cent of all new appointments to Queensland Government boards, councils and committees to be women.