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.

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 February 2023:

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 Integrity and Criminal Law Branch	Attorney‑General’s Department^*
Mr Adam McKissack	General Manager Policy and Portfolio Strategy Branch	Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water^*
Mr Peter Scott	Acting Assistant Secretary Competitiveness and Business Engagement Branch	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade^*
Ms Kate Prior	Head of Legal, Export Finance Australia	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, Innovation and Science^*

Non‑government – business

Name	Role	Organisation
Ms Vanessa Zimmerman	Chief Executive Officer	Pillar Two^*
Proxy: vacant
Mr Chris Barnes	Director Trade Policy and International Relations	Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry^*
Proxy: Mr Pero Stojanovski	Deputy Chief Economist	Business Council of Australia^*

Non‑government – civil society and trade unions

Name	Role	Organisation
Ms Clare Middlemas	International Officer	Australian Council of Trade Unions^*
Proxy: vacant		Construction Forestry Maritime Mining Energy Union^*
Ms Keren Adams	Director of Advocacy	Human Rights Law Centre
Ms Keren Adams	Member	Australian Corporate Accountability Network^*
Proxy: Ms Serena Lillywhite	Independent Member	Independent civil society expert

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^*