2023-02-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   7 FEBRUARY 2023




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                7 FEBRUARY 2023

              2. The Commission

              Formation and composition

              The Local Government Remuneration Commission (the Commission) is an independent
              entity established under the Local Government Act 2009 (the Act). On 1 October 2019, His
              Excellency the Governor, acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council, approved
              three new appointees to the Commission for a term of four years.

              This is the fourth report of the new Commission, and the sixteenth report including the
              reports of the former Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal and the
              Local Government Remuneration Tribunal.

              The current Chair and Commissioners of the Commission are:

              Mr. Robert (Bob) Abbot OAM
              Chair

              Mr. Abbot has extensive experience in the local government sector with 32 years as an
              elected councillor and mayor. Mr. Abbot has experience working at state and national
              local government organizations and has held board and panel positions, including
              Deputy Chair of the South East Queensland Council of Mayors, Director of the Local
              Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ), and Director of the Australian Local
              Government Association. Mr. Abbot has been a mentor for newly elected mayors on behalf
              of the LGAQ, with a particular focus on mentoring Queensland Indigenous mayors.

              In the Australia Day 2021 Honours List, Mr. Abbot was the recipient of an Order of Australia
              (OAM) for his service to local government and to the communities of Noosa and the
              Sunshine Coast.

              Ms. Andrea Ranson
              Commissioner

              Ms. Ranson is a lawyer experienced in public and private sector business and governance.
              Ms. Ranson brings substantial legal experience in business and commercial law,
              industrial relations, dispute resolution, justice, and ethics. Ms Ranson is also passionate
              about regional development, communities, and sustainability. Ms. Ranson is a Nationally
              Accredited Mediator currently working with the Queensland Civil and Administrative
              Tribunal (QCAT) and is a member of the Queensland Department of Justice & Attorney-
              General Dispute Resolution Panel. Ms. Ranson is also now in her second term as a Non-
              Executive Director appointed to the Board of North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation, a
              government owned corporation. Ms. Ranson is Chair of the Corporate Governance &
              Planning Committee and a Member of the Audit & Financial Risk Management Committee
              of that Board. Ms. Ranson holds a Master of Laws (LLM), Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and
              Bachelor of Arts from Monash University. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of
              Directors (GAICD) and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA).

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