Governance and Advisory Board

The AusNCP Governance and Advisory Board provides independent advice and assistance to the AusNCP and the independent examiners. It focuses on complaints handling and promoting responsible business conduct standards under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (OECD Guidelines).

The Board helps to ensure that the AusNCP is visible, accessible, transparent and accountable, in accordance with Australia’s obligations under the OECD Guidelines.

The Board meets biannually.

Member responsibilities 

Board members provide independent and impartial advice drawing on expertise, organisations and networks.

AusNCP Board members use their own networks, events and publications to promote responsible business conduct standards under the OECD Guidelines and the AusNCP’s services. 

Members may conduct procedural reviews of AusNCP complaints and operational and administrative matters as needed. 

Membership

The Board includes representatives from:

the Australian Government (8 members)
business, civil society, and trade unions (8 members).

Membership as at March 2025:

Chairperson and Secretariat

Name	Role	Organisation
Mr Tom Dickson	Senior Executive Officer Chair, AusNCP Board	AusNCP Treasury^*
AusNCP Secretariat		AusNCP Treasury^*

Government

Name	Role	Organisation
Ms Ayesha Nawaz	Assistant Secretary Human Rights Branch	Attorney‑General’s Department^*
Ms Miranda Lello	General Manager Policy and Portfolio Strategy Branch	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water^*
Mr Richard Emerson‑Elliott	Assistant Secretary, Free Trade Agreement Goods Branch	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade^*
Ms Katherine Stevens	Deputy General Counsel Enterprise & Board Secretary	Export Finance Australia^*
Mr David Tonkin	Chief Counsel of Legal Procurement and Fraud	Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)^*
Commissioner Lorraine Finlay	Human Rights Commissioner	Australian Human Rights Commission^*
Ms Alison Drury	General Manager Trade and International Branch	Department of Industry, Science and Resources^*

Non‑government – business

Name	Role	Organisation
Ms Vanessa Zimmerman	Chief Executive Officer	Pillar Two^*
Mr Peter Grist	Director of Economics Industry and Sustainability	Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry^*
Proxy: Mr Pero Stojanovski	Deputy Chief Economist	Business Council of Australia^*
Proxy: Dan Wilcock	Head of Sustainability and Governance	UN Global Compact Network Australia

Non‑government – civil society and trade unions

Name	Role	Organisation
Ms Clare Middlemas	International Officer	Australian Council of Trade Unions^*
Ms Freya Dinshaw	Senior Lawyer	Human Rights Law Centre
Ms Freya Dinshaw	Member	Australian Corporate Accountability Network^*
Proxy: Ms Serena Lillywhite	Independent Member	Independent civil society expert
Proxy: Ms Larissa Harrison	Deputy Director	United Workers Union

Observers

Name	Role	Organisation
Mr John Southalan	AusNCP Independent Examiner	AusNCP^*
Ms Shanta Martin	AusNCP Independent Examiner	AusNCP^*
Ms Shiv Martin	AusNCP Independent Examiner	AusNCP^*
Ms Aleta Moriarty	AusNCP Independent Examiner	AusNCP^*