Council membership

Composition

The Archives Act provides for a Council consisting of:

• a senator chosen by the Senate;
• a member of the House of Representatives chosen by the House; and
• 11 other members appointed by the Minister.

Membership during the year

Mr Paul Santamaria SC (Chairman)

Mr Peter Grant (Deputy Chairman)

Senator the Hon. John Faulkner

The Hon. Alex Somlyay MP

Ms Barbara Belcher

Mr Ian Hancock

Mr Patrick Morgan

Mr Tony Rutherford

Mr Allan Taylor

Dr Jane Wilson

National Archives of Australia Advisory Council. Back row (l to r): Mr Patrick Morgan, Mr Tony Rutherford, Mr Peter Grant, (Deputy Chairman), Mr Ian Hancock, Director-General Mr Ross Gibbs, PSM, Senator the Hon. John Faulkner, Mr Allan Taylor, AM. Front row (l to r): Ms Barbara Belcher, Mr Paul Santamaria, SC (Chairman), Dr Jane Wilson, Ms Belinda Hogarth-Boyd (Executive Officer). Canberra, June 2006. Absent: The Hon. Alex Somlyay, MP.

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