Board election process

Cattle Australia has a nine-person Board of Directors, consisting of seven democratically elected Directors. This includes three directors from NABR (the North Australia Beef Research region); three directors from SALR (the Southern Australia Livestock Research region); and one director from WALR (the Western Australian Livestock region). These seven democratically elected Directors are responsible for appointing two skills-based Directors. Directors determine the Chair of the Board. 

About the Board election process

As per the Cattle Australia Constitution and complementary By-laws, to be eligible to vote, nominate a candidate, or be nominated as a candidate in the upcoming elections, you must be an Individual financial member of Cattle Australia.

The NABR, SALR and WALR regions are outlined in the Cattle Australia Constitution. These regions are also defined in Figure 1.

Nominee eligibility

To be eligible for election as an Elected Director of Cattle Australia, you must:

be an Individual Member of Cattle Australia or the representative of an Individual Member noted in the Membership Register pursuant to article 7.1(b) – see Constitution and By-laws.
be allocated to the Region in respect of which you are seeking election
not be an employee of Cattle Australia or any state farming organisation
have given your consent to act as a Director to Cattle Australia
not be otherwise prohibited by law from being a director of a company.

Nominee selection criteria

Nominees for Elected Directors must have at least one of the following competencies or experience:

Experience in the grass-fed cattle industry.
Understanding of the purpose of a peak industry body.
Experience in developing corporate strategy.
Respected professional reputation.
Legitimacy and credibility, including relevant networks.
Business development, acumen and experience in business diversification.
Prior or current Board experience or formal governance training.
Experience in areas such as finance, accounting, audit or risk management.
Management experience, particularly as CEO of an organisation in the grass-fed cattle sector.

Nomination process

Any five Individual Members who ordinarily reside in one of the three Regions (NABR, SALR or WALR) may nominate an Individual Member for election as an Elected Director.

To learn more please email info@cattleaustralia.com.au.

Voting eligibility

To be eligible to vote in the Board and RCC election you must be a financial member of Cattle Australia.

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